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Lot 33 · Old Master and British Drawings

Tobit burying the dead, visiting prisoners and feeding the poor

Maarten Van Heemskerck · traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, partly incised

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Estimate
$150,000–$200,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings , New York · 27 January 2016
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 9¾ in. (19.5 x 24.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4068119
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Maarten Van Heemskerck, Tobit burying the dead, visiting prisoners and feeding the poor. Christie's, 27 Jan 2016, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4068119.

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