The Old Lacemaker
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| Artist | Nicolaes Maes  |
| Year | c. 1655 |
| Medium | Oil paint, panel |
| Dimensions | 38.8 cm (15.3 in) × 35.9 cm (14.1 in) |
| Location | Mauritshuis |
| Accession No. | 1101 |
| Identifiers | RKDimages ID: 10631 |
The Old Lacemaker (c. 1655) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Mauritshuis.
The painting shows a woman making bobbin lace and the lace pillow she is using is the same in all the paintings Maes made of lacemakers:
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The Lacemaker, 1655 -
The Lacemaker, 1655
This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1914, who wrote; "71. An Old Lace-Maker. Sm. Suppl. 7. An old woman with spectacles, facing the spectator, sits making lace. She wears a black jacket with scarlet sleeves. Over her head hangs a basket of eggs. On a dresser at the side is some crockery. " A masterly production but a little darkened by time" (Sm.). Panel, 15 1/2 inches by 13 1/2 inches. Sale. London, 1836 (£69 : 6s.)."[1]
The 1836 sale was at Christie's lot 60, and the buyer was Colemna.[2] In 1994 it came on the market again and the museum was able to purchase it with support from VSB Fonds Den Haag, Vereniging Rembrandt, and Vrienden van het Mauritshuis.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 71. An Old Lace-Maker" in Hofstede de Groot, 1914
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Explore Nicolaes Maes". rkd.nl.
- Painting record in Vereniging Rembrandt
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