Print Description
An etching depicting an old woman seated by a lamp, engaged in an activity, based on a painting by G?rard Dou. The etching is part of the collection of the Galerie du Palais Royal.
Made by Johann Joseph Isidor Ignaz Huber after G?rard Dou.
Medium: Etching / engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 42 x 29.8 cm (16.54 x 11.73 inch). Image size: 20 x 15 cm. (7.87 x 5.91 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing. Small tear in bottom left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
OLD WOMAN, LAMP, G?RARD DOU, JOHANN JOSEPH HUBER, ETCHING, 18TH CENTURY, DUTCH SCHOOL, FRENCH SCHOOL, PORTRAIT | PCOM-B1-13
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: ‘Galerie du Palais Royal …’, Paris: J. Couche & J. Bouilliard, [n.d., 1786-1808]. This series of plates depict the collection of the Royal Palace in Paris. .
Biography engraver: Johann Joseph Isidor Ignaz Huber (1759?c. 1830) was a Swiss engraver active in Paris, known for his detailed interpretations of famous paintings, particularly in the late 18th century.
Biography artist: G?rard Dou (1613?1675) was a Dutch Baroque painter, a pupil of Rembrandt, known for his finely detailed genre scenes and his masterful use of light, particularly in domestic interiors.
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