Young lady at the toilet, Jan Frederik Schierecke, after Gerrit Dou
Jan Frederik Schierecke, Gerrit Dou
Young lady at the toilet
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Gerrit Dou: Jonge vrouw aan de kaptafel, 1667, Öl auf Holz, 58 x 75,5 cm. Inv. Nr. 1186 (OK), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Jan Frederik Schierecke
nachGerrit Dou

Young lady at the toilet, 1775 – 1800


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501 x 390 mm
Physical Description
Watercolour and body colour, partially gone over with brush and gum (arabic?), over black chalk or charcoal, on wove paper
Inventory Number
4504
Object Number
4504 Z
Status
Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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Jan Frederik Schierecke specialized in copying paintings in private collections on commission from other collectors. The original by Gerard (or Gerrit) Dou, a pupil of Rembrandt’s, is today on view in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Schiericke employed the possibilities offered him by the watercolour medium to represent surface textures such as those of the precious pitcher on the table, the curtain and the marble wine cooler. He and his contemporaries may not have been aware that the open bird cage symbolized the loss of virginity.

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18.02.2025