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Old Woman Reading, or the Prophetess Anna
Old Woman Reading, or the Prophetess Anna
Object number1994.20

Old Woman Reading, or the Prophetess Anna

Datec. 1631
Artist (Dutch, c. 1610–after 1635)
after (Dutch, 1606-1669)
CultureDutch
MediumEtching and burin in black ink on cream laid paper with a basilisk watermark
Editioni/iii
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (27.62 x 22.54 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (28.73 x 23.18 cm)
Credit LineSource unknown
On View
Not on view
Period17th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed (UR): R, H and L, J and G (entwined); (UR): RHL, Van Rijn inventor. JG, van vliet fecit
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch/Hollstein 18BibliographyBartsch/Hollstein 18 (I); similar to Ash and Fletcher 12CaProvenanceUnknown: Not previously accessioned - has been in works on paper reproduction box for years. Found by Susan Kuretsky.
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Grand Gestures: Celebrating Rembrandt", April 7-June 11, 2006
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