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Two drawings by Honthorst acquired by the British Museum

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1. Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656)
Young Woman Observing a Painting
Black chalk, brush and black and grey ink, grey wash and white highlights - 16.3 x 12 cm
London, The British Museum
Photo: Onno van Seggelen Fine Arts
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22/10/23 - Acquisition - London, British Museum - All lovers of old master drawings will remember the exceptional set of twenty-seven sheets by Gerrit van Honthorst that were the subject of an exhibition (see the news item of 16/11/14) at Nicolas Schwed almost nine years ago, where numerous French and international institutions were quick to make their purchases (see the news item of 9/6/15). However, the British Museum was not among the lucky purchasers, although it did acquire a drawing from this exhibition in 2010 (see…

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