Pieter Barbiers the Elder, Dutch 1717-1780- Study of a Man Pushing Out a Boat; pencil on paper, bears P. Barbiers l’aine(?) on the backing sheet, 11.5x14.7cm Provenance: Johan Quirijn van Regteren Altena, Amsterdam (his posthumous sale stamp [Lugt 4617] stamped on the verso): by descent to his wife, Augusta Louisa Wilhelmina van Regteren Altena, née van Royen, Amsterdam, until 2006: thence by family descent until 2014 Note: Barbiers was largely a self-taught artist, and began his artistic career decorating ladies’s fans and designing wallpaper. He eventually made a specialty of large decorative paintings, tapestry designs, and drawings for stage decorations; the latter found him working for theatres in Amsterdam, The Hague, Leiden and Rotterdam. Framed, glazed and mounted. Please refer to department for condition report