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Old Woman at a Window

Old Woman at a Window

(Netherlandish, 1640–1707)
(Dutch, 1635–1681)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 25.8 x 18.7 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP7747
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, below image: Hou gore Beljen hou hebt gij uw Eer verloren / Dat gij uw Vuylicheyt op Eerb're hoofden stort? / Of tracht gij, door dien Drek, ons d'ogen uyt te boren; / Op dat uw'rimp'lend Vel niet meer gezien en word? In plate, l.l.: F. Mieris pinx. In plate, c.: Wilh. Engelb. Koning excud. cum Previl. Amst. In palte, l.r.: H. Bary sculp.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York [Lugt 1309]; 1897, purchased through the Harvey D. Parker Fund [Lugt 1870] by the MFA. (Accession date: October 21, 1897)