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
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