Portret van A.B. Quest 1705 - 1754

jacobdewit

portrait

toned paper

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

portrait reference

pencil drawing

animal drawing portrait

portrait drawing

watercolour illustration

portrait art

watercolor

"Portret van A.B. Quest" is a 18th century portrait sketch by Dutch artist Jacob de Wit. The drawing is a study of A.B. Quest's head and shoulders, rendered in delicate lines and washes of brown ink and gray watercolor. De Wit's meticulous attention to detail and the soft, expressive lines give the portrait a sense of life and realism. The small dimensions of the sketch suggest it may have been a preliminary study for a larger work.