D Paintings, drawings, and watercolors as documentary copies
Sometimes, only a drawing after a painting survives as documentation of the original composition. Sizes have often been changed and compositions reduced or altered. Occasionally, the original appearance of formerly brighter and more contrasting colors can also be glimpsed in such drawings and watercolour copies, especially with regard to dark shades and the design of the background.
Cornelis van Noorde
Portrait of Johan van Clarenbeek, 1791
Frankfurt am Main, Städel Museum, inv./cat.nr. 36135 D
cat.no. D97
* with contributions by E. Dullaart, J. Fransen and K. Mulder