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Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck

Study for the head of a soldier

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May 26, 03:05 PM GMT

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10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck

Study for the head of a soldier


oil on canvas, laid on card or paper board

canvas: 7 by 5 ⅜ in.; 17.8 by 13.7 cm.

framed: 10 by 8 ½ in.; 25.4 by 21.6 cm.

Anonymous sale, Paris, Artcurial, 9 June 2021, lot 140 (as attributed to Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert).

This study relates to the head of a soldier on the left side of Van Dyck's larger composition depicting Saint Sebastian Bound for Martyrdom  in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (inv. no. NG121).