RKD Research | Old woman delousing a child, 1648 (dated)

Artistic relationship: Old woman combing a boy's hair
Brekelenkam adopted the subject as well as the basic composition. (Lasius 1987, p. 82)
Mother delousing
Ter Borch adopted the subject of an elderly woman delousing a child and the depiction of the figures in profile, the color scheme dominated by browns, grays with red and bright white accents as well as the modest interior. (Observed by E. Schavemaker)
Spinning woman with a lapdog
Ter Borch adopted the motif of an old woman seen in profile, the spinning wheel, the fireplace and the color scheme. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
Old woman eating (porridge)
same position and clothing of the woman

Exhibitions: Zinnen en minnen : schilders van het dagelijks leven in de zeventiende eeuw, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
, 2004-10-23 - 2005-01-09, p. 188–9, no. 49
exh. also in Frankfurt; cat. also in English and German
Leidse fijnschilders : van Gerrit Dou tot Frans van Mieris de Jonge 1630-1760, Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal
, 1988-09-10 - 1988-12-04, no. 1
with provenance and literature
Literature in RKDLibrary: Lasius 1992, p. 116-117, no. 129, color ill.
with provenance and literature
Bergvelt/Jonker 2016, p. 43, under DPG50 (Quiringh van Brekelenkam, see record no. 287195)
Bergvelt/Jonker 2021
Other literature: M. Jonker and E. Bergvelt, Catalogue of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Dutch, Flemish and German Schools, with addenda to the British School, published online as a RKD Study on 18 March 2021 [an enlarged version of Jonker & Bergvelt 2016], under DPG50 (Quiringh van Brekelenkam, see record no. 287195)Related works, no 1a, fig. 1, note 15
Project
URL: in entry DPG50 in Bergvelt/Jonker 2021
permanent link to Bergvelt/Jonker 2021
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Old woman delousing a child, 1648 (dated)