Frans Hals and his workshop

RKD STUDIES

D43 - D56


D43 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Portrait of Pieter Nachtglas, 1751

Pastel on paper, 385 x 311 mm, signed and dated in verso: C.P. v. Amstel 1751
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv.no. RP-T-1977-11

This drawing is a copy after Hals’s Portrait of Pieter Nachtglas in the Mauritshuis [1].

D43

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Frans Hals (I)
Portrait of a Man, c. 1633
The Hague, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, inv./cat.nr. 618
cat.no. A1.59


D44 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of a seated old woman

Black chalk, pencil, ink and grey wash on parchment, 307 x 245 mm
Groningen, Groninger Museum, inv.no. 1931.0240

Based on the style, this drawing is probably based on a lost model by Frans Hals of c. 1634. It shows a typical composition and convincing facial expression. The course of the skirt folds, which are emphasized in diagonals, is particularly convincing.

D44
Photo Marten de Leeuw


D45 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of a woman, 1782

Black chalk, pen and brown ink on parchment, 433 x 310 mm, signed and dated upper right: JGWaldorp delin. 1782
Sacramento, Crocker Art Museum, inv.no. 1871.218

This partial copy of the mother from the family portrait in Cincinnati [2] shows the originally detailed structure and drapery of the dress, which today only appears as a flat black surface in the painting.

D45

2
Frans Hals (I), his workshop and probably Pieter de Molijn
Portrait of Nicolaes van den Heuvel, Susanna van Haelwael and their eldest children, c. 1635
canvas, oil paint, 111.8 x 89.9 cm
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, inv.no. 1927.399
cat.no. A3.29


D46 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Two children, 1782

Black chalk, pen and brown ink on parchment, 385 x 320 mm, signed and dated upper left: JGWaldorp del / 1782
Formerly Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. KdZ 14471

Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740-1808) has made two partial copies after Hals’s Portrait of a family [2] in Cincinnati. Instead of solely focusing on the depiction of the figure, he also meticulously copied the background in both instances.

D46
Foto H. Lobers


D47 Jan Stolker, Portrait of Caspar Sibelius

Pen in brown, brush in black and grey and grey wash on paper, 156 x 128 mm, signed lower right: J: Stolker Del:
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv.no. RP-T-1948-291

This drawing was executed directly after Clemens Ammon’s (* 1627) print of c. 1650 [3]. In accordance with the engraving, the inscription on the inserted oval frame reads: ‘DOM: CASPARUS SIBELIUS PASTOR DAVENTRIENSIS PRIMARIUS AETATIS 53. ANNO 1642’. Furthermore, the remnants of an inscription at the bottom of the drawing exactly match the text on the print, and the same cartouche is featured as well. On the paper’s verso there is a note: ‘door J. Stolker naar het Seltzamen orrigineel berustende in de Bibliotheek der Remonstrantsche kerke te Amsterdam’.

D47

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Clemens Ammon
Portrait of Caspar Sibelius (1590-1658), c. 1650
The Hague, RKD – Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis (Collectie Iconografisch Bureau)
cat.no. C30a


D48 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of Mathijs Jansz. Boeckels holding a pocket watch, 1780

Pencil and black chalk on parchment, 307 x 250 mm, signed and dated centre right: JG Waldorp del 1780
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv.no. RP-T-1910-29
Pendant to D49

This drawing is a copy after the Portrait of Mathijs Jansz. Boeckels holding a watch [4] at the Barnes Foundation.


D48

D49


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Frans Hals (I) and workshop,
Portrait of Mathijs Jansz. Boeckels holding a pocket watch, 1643
canvas, oil paint, 82.2 x 66.2 cm
center right: AETAT SVAE 57 / AN° 1643
Merion (Pennsylvania), The Barnes Foundation, inv.no. BF262
cat.no. A3.44

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Frans Hals (I) and workshop
Portrait of Maria Bastiaens van Hout, 1643
canvas, oil paint, 82.6 x 67.3 cm
center left: AETAT SVAE 52 / AN° 1643
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, inv.no. NM6421
cat.no. A3.45
Photo: Nationalmuseum


D49 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of Maria Bastiaens van Hout, 1780

Pencil and black chalk on parchment, 310 x 250 mm, signed and dated centre left: JG Waldorp/del 1780
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv.no. RP-T-1910-30
Pendant to D48

Copy after the Portrait of Maria Bastiaens van Hout [5].


D50 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of a seated man, 1778

Black chalk on parchment, 310 x 250 mm, signed and dated upper right: FH pinx / JGWaldorp del / 1778
Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, inv.no. otp I-1058a

Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740-1808) made two chalk drawings after the Portrait of a seated man in Ottawa [6], this one and the following drawing.

D50

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Workshop of Frans Hals (I), possibly Frans Hals (II)
Portrait of a seated man, c. 1645-1646
panel. Oil paint, 42.4 x 33.2 cm
lower right: FH
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, inv. no. 15901
cat.no. A4.3.16
© National Gallery of Canada. Photo: NGC


D51 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of a seated man, 1790

Black chalk, black ink and grey wash on parchment, 316 x 235 mm, signed and dated upper right: JGWaldorp del 1790
Haarlem, Teylers Museum, inv.no. PP 0990

D51


D52 Jan Gerard Waldorp, Portrait of an unknown woman, 1779

Black chalk on parchment, 313 x 250 mm, signed and dated centre left: FH pinx / 1644 / JGWaldorp del / 1779
Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, inv.no. otp I-1058b

Drawing after an unidentified female portrait, dated 1644. The somewhat stiff posture and rigid facial expression suggest that Hals may have not executed this example himself, but rather a workshop assistant.

D52


D53 Anonymous, Standing man, 18th century

Brush in black, grey, and white and pen in grey on blue-grey paper, 428 x 295 mm
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. KdZ 11959
Pendant to D54


D53
Photo: Walter Steinkopf

D54
Photo: Walter Steinkopf


D54 Anonymous, Standing lady, 18th century

Brush in black, grey, and white and pen in grey on blue-grey paper, 432 x 299 mm
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. KdZ 11960
Pendant to D53

These portrait of a standing man and woman by an unknown hand are said to be copies after lost portraits by Hals. Slive noted that the original paintings must have been made in the early 1640s and deemed it possible that a Dutch draughtsman copied the paintings around the same time. According to Valentiner, both drawings were made in the 18th century.1


D55 Anonymous, Portrait of a lady, 18th century

Plumbago on parchment, 260 x 203 mm, bears monogram and date upper left: TDK AN 1631
Sale London (Sotheby’s), 7 July 1920, lot 496

The attribution of this drawing after Hals’s female portrait [7] (A4.3.23) has been a topic of dispute. While Sotheby's sold it as by the hand of Thomas de Keyser (1596-1667) – based on the monogram in the top left corner – Slive believed the monogram to be false and attributed the drawing to Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740-1808) instead.2

D55

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Workshop of Frans Hals (I), possibly Frans Hals (II)
Portrait of a woman, c. 1648-1650
canvas, oil paint, 103 x 81.3 cm
Private collection
cat.no. A4.3.23
© Christie’s Images


D56 Anonymous, Portrait of a lady, 18th century

Black, red, and white chalk on parchment, 372 x 274 mm
Sale Amsterdam (Christie’s), 12 March 2002, lot 102

Originally thought to be by the hand of Hals himself, this chalk drawing is now considered to be an 18th-century copy after the same painting that served as the example for the abovementioned drawing (D55). The copyist, however, has left out the extravagant brooch that is depicted in the painted portrait [7].

D56


Notes

1 Slive 1970-1974, vol. 3, p. 127; Valentiner 1923, p. 193.

2 Slive 1970-1974, vol. 3, p. 96.

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