The Dutch Cook Maid
Print
21/06/1776 (published)
21/06/1776 (published)
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Print showing a young maid, seated outside a house and peeling fruit. The girl is wearing an apron and a cap. In her right hand she holds a knife, in the other an apple. To the left is a table with a bowl of apples on it. In the left background is a landscape.
Object details
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Title | The Dutch Cook Maid (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | 'The Dutch Cook Maid'. Print showing a young maid peeling apples. Mezzotint by James Watson after Gabriel Metsu, 1776. |
Physical description | Print showing a young maid, seated outside a house and peeling fruit. The girl is wearing an apron and a cap. In her right hand she holds a knife, in the other an apple. To the left is a table with a bowl of apples on it. In the left background is a landscape. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Metzu pinxit Jas Watson sculp Se vend, chez Mr Fouquet a Amsterdam & Mr Boydel a Londres June 21 1776.' (Lettered title and) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.658-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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