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The Cardplayer

1655–81
Not on view
This study is thought to be a copy of a drawing by Frans van Mieris the Elder that was much celebrated in the eighteenth century. Aspiring to an ever-greater degree of naturalism in his figures, van Mieris portrayed the common man in Dutch society with a poise and casual elegance that appealed to the local elite and the European nobility. Here the card player leans back confidently as he smiles and points to his winning hand, inviting the viewer’s engagement with the scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Cardplayer
  • Artist: copy after Frans van Mieris the Elder (Dutch, Leiden 1635–1681 Leiden)
  • Date: 1655–81
  • Medium: Black chalk, probably moistened in certain areas, and gray wash on vellum.
  • Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (11.7 x 15 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.787
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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Portrait of a Young Boy, Frans van Mieris the Elder Dutch, Black chalk, heightened with white, touches of graphite
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The Serenade, Frans van Mieris the Elder Dutch, Oil on wood
The Serenade
Frans van Mieris the Elder
ca. 1678–80
The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Red chalk
The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1634–35
Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and inks ranging from light to dark brown, brown washes, corrected in white (oxidized, partially abraded), and touches of red chalk (in added structures to the left of the main cottage).
Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1644
Satire on Art Criticism, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink corrected with white.
Satire on Art Criticism
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1644

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