Jongen leunend op een stok Possibly 1649

This red chalk drawing by Dutch Golden Age painter Harmen ter Borch, dated April 1649, depicts a young man leaning on a stick. The figure is shown in profile, with the artist’s attention to detail evident in the carefully rendered folds of the clothing and the textured surface of the stick. The drawing is likely a preparatory study for a larger painting, and is a testament to ter Borch’s skill in capturing the human form. The drawing is part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.