Busts of a peasant couple.

2 drawings, pen and brown ink, drawn in a square shape (10 x 8,5 cm) on a sheet of laid paper cut out in a round shape (diameter 12,8 cm), both signed lower left and dated 1769.

This draughtsman and engraver from Antwerp was a virtuoso in the copying of prints and his drawings are found worldwide in public and private collections. He combined his artistry with the profession of a baker. He became a master engraver in 1761 at the Guild of St Luke but only a handful of his prints are known. Overlaet (Antwerp 1720-1774) scrupulously copied numerous drawings after the Flemish and Dutch masters. They were highly appreciated for their skilfull execution. These portraits were made after the models in the drawing book "Diversae facies in vsvm iuvenvm et aliorvm delineatae" (Brussels 1656), by Michiel Sweerts.