The Illmatched Couple

Jacob Matham Netherlandish

1602

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Title: The Illmatched Couple
Artist: Jacob Matham (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1571–1631 Haarlem)
Date: 1602
Medium: Black and red chalk, brush and green wash; laid down on blue cardboard mount; framing lines in pen and gold, brown and red ink
Dimensions: Circular drawing. Diameter: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm). Mount: 13 9/16 x 13 in. (34.5 x 33 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959
Object Number: 59.642.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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