Combat scene.

Drawing, pen and brown ink, brown wash, 10,8 x 13,6 cm, laid paper, unsigned, attributed on mounting paper and passe-partout.

Under passe-partout.

The original drawing in preparation of the etched plate, illustrating Godfried Arnold's "Waare afbeelding der Eerste Christenen, tweede deel", Amsterdam 1701. The classical style, use of brown wash, and the format of this drawing are all comparable to other attributed preliminary drawings for book illustrations by Jan Luyken (1649-1712).
Ref. Klaversma & Hannema: 63. - STCN 853141509.