Antique Master Print-FLEURISTE-FLORIST-BIRD CAGE-CARNATION-De Marcenay-Dou-1766

(‘The Flower Girl’), a woman standing at a windowsill with a bird cage and a vase of carnations.

Made by De Marcenay after Gerard Dou.

Medium: Handcoloured etching / engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 32.9 x 43.1 cm (12.95 x 16.97 inch). Image size: 27 x 37 cm. (10.63 x 14.57 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Margins and edges a little discoloured. Light creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FLEURISTE-FLORIST-BIRD CAGE-CARNATION | DPO-PCO-B1-17

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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Biography engraver: Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy (1724-1811) was a French publisher/printer, printmaker and painter. He was an etcher who worked in the Rembrandtesque manner. Gerard Dou (or Dow/Douw, 1613-1675) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, specialised in genre scenes and his candle-lit night scenes.