Old woman sleeping

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Artist/Maker	Geddes, Andrew (print-makers) Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Etching and drypoint depicting portrait of an old woman sleeping with her head resting in her left hand

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Categories	Prints Portraits Scotland Copies and Facsimiles
Object type	print
Title	Old woman sleeping (published title)
Materials and techniques	Etching and drypoint Paper (Fiber Product) Printing Ink Etching (Printing Process) Drypoint
Brief description	Etching and drypoint by Andrew Geddes of 'Old woman sleeping', counterproof, after a work by Rembrandt. Great Britain, ca.1800-1826
Physical description	Etching and drypoint depicting portrait of an old woman sleeping with her head resting in her left hand
Dimensions	Height: 8cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue) Width: 6.1cm (Note: Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue)
Production type	Copy
Credit line	Given by John Sheepshanks
Subjects depicted	Woman Book Spectacles
Associated objects	CAI.709 (Original) 13617:6 (Copy) E.133-1923 (Copy) FA.300A (Copy)
Bibliographic references	Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
Other number	13455 - Cancelled number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	FA.300B

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Record created	January 8, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1259591/old-woman-sleeping-print-geddes-andrew/

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