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The image features three individuals from the upper body up. An elderly woman is seated in profile at a vanity with two younger individuals standing around her. The elderly woman's face shows age with wrinkles, a slender nose, and styled hair adorned with flowers and a feather. One of the younger individuals is fixing her hair. The seated woman wears a voluminous dress and holds a flower. The vanity table is decorated with vases and beads. The room background is detailed with furniture and décor around the mirror.
National Gallery of Art · Print
An Old Woman at the Toilet Table
Jeremias Falck after Bernardo Strozzi (formerly after Johann Liss)
- Date
- c. 1655-1660
- Medium
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (trimmed to platemark): 40.2 × 32.2 cm (15 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1976.9.10
- Credit line
- Dr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Lubritz Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Cabinet Reynst
Subjects and terms
- German
- Flower
- Seated figure
- Woman
- Mirror
- Dress
Watermarks
IHS / RC
NGA object ID 55752. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.