An elderly woman counting coins

Details

AFTER JACQUES DES ROUSSEAUX
An elderly woman counting coins
oil on canvas
27 5⁄8 x 23 in. (70.2 x 58.3 cm.)

Provenance

Château de Bailleul, Angerville-Bailleul; their sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 and 18 October 1999, lot 203, as 'École hollandaise de la fin du XVII^e siècle, suiveur de Jacques des Rousseaux', where acquired by the present owner.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This picture is a copy after Jacques des Rousseaux's painting sold Christie's, New York, 20 May 2025, lot 5. Although little is known of the artist's early life, he is thought to have spent time in the studio of Rembrandt van Rijn, whose influence is apparent in the composition and palette.

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