Lot 118: Rochus van Veen , circa 1640 - 1693 Beverwijk a pair of studies of ducks (possibly European Shovelers) Pen and brown ink and point of the brush and black, red and grey wash, over black chalk; both signed with initials in brown ink, lower left: RVV

Pen and brown ink and point of the brush and black, red and grey wash, over black chalk; both signed with initials in brown ink, lower left: RVV Quantity: 2

measurements note each circa 70 by 130 mm

Like Herman Saftleven (see lot 51), Rochus van Veen seems to have been one of the artists commissioned by Agneta Block to make drawings of specimens from the great natural history collection that she assembled at her country house, 'Vijverhof', on the river Vecht.υ1 Otherwise, little is known of Van Veen's training or career, although his name is familiar to us thanks to his charming signed watercolours of birds, animals and plants. 1. See L.J. Bol, Bekoring van het Kleine, n.d., p. 9