Pancake Woman

Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914, 1768

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."

Artist: Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914
Date: 1768
Type: Print
Medium: chalk manner printed in black ink on laid paper and hand-colored with red chalk (proof)
Dimensions: 29.8 × 21.2 cm cut within platemark
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

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."

Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914