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Pancake Woman

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Johannes Kornlein (printmaker), after Gabriel Metsu

National Gallery of Art

The image is of a woman seated on a chair, holding a frying pan. She has a headscarf wrapped around her head, and is dressed in a long gown. The background shows blurry outlines of a wall and drapery, suggesting an indoor space. The artwork is signed "G. Metsu."

Artwork Details

Date
1768
Medium
chalk manner printed in black ink on laid paper and hand-colored with red chalk (proof)
Dimensions
3540 × 4691 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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