The Ridiculous Squire, 1763

Title

The Ridiculous Squire

Draughtsman

• Jacobus Buys

Production Place

• Amsterdam

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brush in grey and watercolour, two framing lines in brown ink on all sides, painted over with gilt frame, on ribbed laid paper

Material

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

Technique

• brush drawing
• watercolour painting

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• autonomous drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert mittig rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): J. Búys. / 1763.; bezeichnet in der Darstellung auf dem vor den Damen am Boden liegenden Blatt Papier: Edouard, [... ?]

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): J. Buys f. 1763; mittig rechts: Der lächerliche Junker / de belagelijke Jonker; unten rechts: Jacob Buys aus Amsterdam / geb. 1727, gest. 1801 / 14'' 10''' - 10'' 5'''
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Lilienwappen mit angehängtem Buchstabenpaar WR

Work Catalogues

• Niemeijer 1973.240.286.T

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Foto: U. Edelmann

Genre

• literary representation
• historical narration

Main Motif

• Eduard
• Joris
• Johanna
• Neeltje
• man
• woman
• group of people
• interior space

Persons Shown

• Eduard
• Joris
• Johanna
• Neeltje

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Pieter Bernagie
• Cornelis Troost

Illustrated Passage

• Pieter Bernagie: De belachelijke Jonker, 16. Aufzug

Primary

• 46A12 nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood
• 31D14(+73) adult man (+ three persons)
• 33B2 duelling
• 45C13(RAPIER) hacking and thrusting weapons: rapier
• 31D15(+72) adult woman (+ two persons)
• 31D17 old woman
• 42F5 house personnel, servants
• 41A221 living-room, parlour, sitting-room

Secondary

• 41A711 table
• 41C33 tea- and coffee-service
• 41A3211 open door
• 48C514 picture, painting
• 31A511 mirror
• 41A411 wall-paper
• 41A431 carpet, rug