Artist: Jan van Vliet (Dutch, c.1600/1610-1668?), etcher, engraver, draughtsman, and painter. Active c. 1628-1637 in Leiden. He was a collaborator of Rembrandt in Leiden.
Title: A hurdy-gurdy player; a whole-length figure, turned slightly to the right.
Signed in plate u.r. JG van vliet in. Stamp GP in the circle in purple ink to mat recto (Lugt 1189). Annotated in pencil recto.
Dimensions: Sheet 4" x 2 3/4". Backing sheet 6" x 5 3/8'.
Publisher: John McCreery, English publisher and printer (1768-1832).
Edition: A Collection of Original Etchings. Published by McCreery. London, 1816. The original copper plates were believed to have been destroyed after this publication.
Date: 1632 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on thin wove paper, glued to backing at the four corners
Provenance:
- G.F.K. Partney (Lugt 1184).
- 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: wrinkles at corners, trimmed, remnants of glue to u.r. corner of supporting sheet; offsetting of yellow glue to corners. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of Series: Beggars, one from a series of eleven.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum. Sheepshanks.274 (1632).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.