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Old Woman in an Armchair
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Old Woman in an Armchair

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

50 3/8 x 39 1/8 in. (128 x 99.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Jacob Backer

1608–1651Dutch Republic

Style was influenced by Rembrandt and Classicism. Known for his portraits, Backer received many important commissions for group portraits; he also was a history painter. His father, a Mennonite baker, left Friesland and settled the family in Amsterdam in 1611. Jacob Backer returned to Friesland in 1627 to study under Lambert Jacobsz. Comment on works: Portraits, History scenes.