The phlegmatic, before 1596 – 1597

Title

The phlegmatic

Draughtsman

• Jacques de Gheyn II

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Baroque
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pouncing
• Calco?

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for an engraving

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert in der Darstellung unten links auf dem Kübel: J. D. Gheyn in.

Captions Added Later

Unten mittig Stempel der Sammlung August Grahl, Dresden (Lugt 1199); verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356, geschwärzt)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Regteren Altena 1983.II.50.196

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1917

Genre

• genre
• animal depiction
• allegory

Primary

• 32A13 phlegmatic temperament
• 25F63 eels
• 25F62(PIKE) bony fishes: pike
• 25H13 coast