Withoos was the son of the celebrated Matthias Withoos, a painter
of fowers, insects and reptiles. His brother Frans and sister Alida
also learned the trade from their father. Pieter signed his drawing
lower right and noted on the verso the bird species he had drawn:
‘Linnet’, ‘bullfnch’ and ‘starling’. The bird at top left looks nothing
like a linnet (Carduelis cannabina); it is in fact a twite, a winter guest
from Northern Europe.
Three European Birds: Twite (Carduelis flavirostris), Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Starling (Sturnus vulgaris, below)
Specifications
| Title | Three European Birds: Twite (Carduelis flavirostris), Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Starling (Sturnus vulgaris, below) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, watercolour and bodycolour |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 232 mm Height 342 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Pieter Withoos
|
| Accession number | MvS 396 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of H.M. Montauban van Swijndregt, 1929 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1929 |
| Creation date | in circa 1675-1693 |
| Collector | Collector / H.M. Montauban van Swijndregt |
| Internal exhibitions |
TEFAF - Collecting Collectors (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
