| Method | Etching and mezzotint |
| Artist | Captain William Baillie after Gerard Dou |
| Published | c. 1750 |
| Dimensions | Image 190 x 172 mm, Plate 252 x 180 mm, Sheet |
| Notes |
A young woman seated on a chair and holding a book, half-length to left; in a roundel with the inscription: In the Collection of Sir James Lowther Bar.t Captain William Baillie (1723 - 1810) originally an army officer he retired in 1761. He was commissioner of stamps from 1773-1795. Baillie was also an amateur printmaker, who became a quasi-professional. Sold all his plates to Boydell (who reprinted them in a collected edition in 1792 and 1803), but continued to etch. Main business was as a picture dealer, and he was the main agent for the Earl of Bute. Died Paddington 22 December 1810, and his posthumous sale was held at Christie's on 15 March 1811. Gerard Dou (1613 - 1675) was a Dutch painter and printmaker born in Leiden on 7 April 1613, the son of a glass-engraver. After initially following his father's trade, he was trained by the engraver, Bartholomeus Dolendo, before studying with Rembrandt from February 1628 until the latter's departure to Amsterdam in 1631-2. He seems to have remained in Leiden for almost his entire life, and died there on 9 February 1675. From Rembrandt's early style Dou developed his own, more literally descriptive manner of painting. His pictures, of widely diverse subject-matter, are generally small in scale and remarkable for their meticulous finish. His detailed technique was widely admired and emulated by his followers, who comprise the so-called Leiden school of 'fine' painters, the influence of which continued into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His pupils included his nephew Dominicus van Tol, Pieter van Slingelandt, Godfried Schalcken and perhaps Gabriel Metsu. Lennox-Boyd ii/ii |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £120.00 |
| Stock ID | 40142 |