Imitator of David Teniers the Younger, An Old Woman Reading
Full title | An Old Woman Reading |
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Artist | Imitator of David Teniers the Younger |
Artist dates | 1610 - 1690 |
Date made | 17th century |
Medium and support | Oil on oak |
Dimensions | 17.8 × 14.3 cm |
Acquisition credit | Salting Bequest, 1910 |
Inventory number | NG2601 |
Location | Not on display |
Collection | Main Collection |
Previous owners |
An old woman looks down intently at the large book she holds open – very likely a Bible, since she’s dressed in the plain clothing often worn by Calvinists, followers of a strict branch of the Protestant faith. This isn‘t a portrait but a tronie, pictures which showed stock characters, often with exaggerated facial expressions or gestures. In this case, though, it appears to be a visual example of what a pious old age should be.
David Teniers the Younger was immensely successful as a painter and his work was widely copied and imitated. This appears to be an imitation painted at the end of the seventeenth century, probably after Teniers’ death.
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