Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain
Gerrit Dou|Charles François Adrien Macret
mid-17th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (16 x 12.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1771
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
FoodBirdsInteriorsVegetablesWomenJugsPitchers
About the Artist
Gerrit Dou|Charles François Adrien Macret · 1613–1674
The first pupil of Rembrandt, known for his neat and precise style, fastidiousness, incredibly smooth surfaces and paintings of domestic interiors. He sometimes used a magnifying glass; a founder of the Guild of St Luke at Leiden (1648). Comment on works: Genre; Portraits