Artist: Anthonie Victorijns (Flemish, c.1620-c.1656), after. Southern Netherlandish painter, drawer and copyist.
Engraver: Willem Basse (Dutch, 1613/14-1672), after. Draughtsman and etcher in manner of Rembrandt, mostly unsigned, so formerly attributed to F. Bol or Adriaen van Ostade.
Engraver: Charles Amand-Durand (1831-19050, the pioneer in France of making and publishing photogravure (héliogravure) reproductions of engravings and etchings. His main series of facsimiles of old master prints began in 1869, usually published in portfolios with accompanying text by G.Duplessis. His prints have a stamp in red on the verso: see Lugt 2934.
Title: L'Épouilleuse (The lousy farmer's wife).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Bears the red stamp of Charles Amand-Durand verso.
Dimensions: Sheet 7" x 8 1/4".
Date: Late XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: photogravure on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Remnants of hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-BI-719 (for etching by Willem Basse).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C. French School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the Rijksmuseum collection.