The muscles of the lower arm: the left forearm is seen twice, crossed over and resting on the right forearm and extending from the shoulder. Drawing after Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1610.
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
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There are two prints by Paul Pontius after Rubens's drawing of arms, one in reverse and one in the same direction (Muller 1993, nos 3a-3b). The Wellcome drawing, however, may be distinguished as a copy directly after Rubens's original drawing, sold at auction at Christie's London (6-7 July 1987, lot 66), rather than after a print by Pontius, because in addition to being in the same direction it closely follows the system of hatching of the original. Whereas in both examples of the Pontius prints the shaded background features a regularized cross-hatching, the Wellcome drawing matches Rubens's original in a cross-hatched shaded background that varies in direction. In addition, one also sees part of the back of the foreground body with crossed-arms. This may be a reflection of the appearance of the original before trimming, and a detail not recorded in the prints after it
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