Ontwerp voor Illustratie (fol. 1): Van den Vos Reinaerde, In het midden de schrijver Willem 1866 - 1939

This illustration design, "Ontwerp voor Illustratie (fol. 1): Van den Vos Reinaerde, In het midden de schrijver Willem," by Dutch artist Bernard Willem Wierink, is a preparatory drawing for an illustration for the Dutch medieval epic poem *Reynard the Fox*. The drawing, dated between 1866 and 1939, depicts the writer Willem, a central figure from the story, seated at a desk writing while a fox and two figures look on. This drawing, from the Rijksmuseum, showcases Wierink's interest in Dutch literary history and his use of watercolor and pen to create detailed and expressive sketches.