Jonge vrouw met een kruik in een venster

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 171 mm x breedte 135 mm

Art Historical Context

This delicate 18th-century work on paper captures a quiet domestic moment: a young woman holding a jug as she leans toward an open window. Created by Dutch artist Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak between 1740 and 1774, the small sheet (just 171 × 135 mm) likely served as an intimate print intended for personal collections rather than grand public display. The visible plate mark around the edges suggests it is an etching or engraving, techniques that allowed artists to reproduce finely detailed scenes for a growing middle-class audience. Such window-side genre scenes were deeply rooted in Dutch artist...

About the Artist

Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak · 1729–1774

Pieter Anthony Wakkerdak (1729–1774) was a Dutch printmaker, painter, draughtsman, publisher, and poet whose brief but productive career exemplified the versatility expected of 18th-century Dutch artists. Born on June 14, 1729, in Rotterdam and dying on November 28, 1774, in Delft at just forty-five years old, Wakkerdak worked across multiple media including mezzotint (black art), oil painting, en...