Cornelis Claesz. Anslo
by REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn, Red chalk, brown and black ink and wash, 246 x 201 mm
Catalogue number: Benesch 759.
Cornelis Claesz. Anslo (1592-1646) was an Amsterdam cloth merchant and Mennonite preacher. Rembrandt was commissioned to paint him and his wife Aeltje Gerritsdr. Schouten. This drawing is a study for the portrait.