Pieter Fransz. de Grebber Haarlem circa 1600 - 1652/4

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Description

Pieter Fransz. de Grebber
the muses on parnassus, with pegasus flying off to the right
bears inscription lower left: Hondhorst
black chalk with touches of white heightening on buff paper

Provenance

Sale, London, Phillips, 11 December 1991, lot 34 (as Gerrit van Honthorst);
Sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 14 November 1994, lot 45 (as Gerrit Honthorst).

Catalogue Note

Despite its earlier attribution to Honthorst, this drawing seems much closer in style to the work of Pieter de Grebber.