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Gerrit Dou

62 works

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Woman holding a herring over a tub in an arched window, with a girl, carrots, onions and a copper pot beside her.

Woman selling herring and girl in a window

1651

Young painter seated at an easel in a dim studio, surrounded by a chest of brass objects, a helmet, and an open book.

Self-Portrait (?) at an Easel

1629

Oil self portrait of a painter with a palette and brush, a plaster head, and an easel in an arched studio setting.

Self Portrait

1635

Engraving of a dim vaulted wine cellar with a man and woman beside a barrel tap, a lantern and a hanging ham.

Im Weinkeller

1855

Striped cat crouching on a stone ledge in an arched niche beside a red curtain, with a dim studio behind.

Cat Crouching on the Ledge of an Artist’s Atelier

1657

Elderly man in fur-trimmed coat and spectacles sharpening a quill at a desk with an open ledger, lit by candlelight.

A Scholar Sharpening his Quill

1632

Painting of an astronomer in an arched window, gazing up with compasses beside a globe and an open book.

Astronomer in a window

1657

Elderly woman holds up a herring at a window while a boy looks up beside a tub of fish and vegetables.

Herring Seller and Boy

1664

Oil portrait of a man in a fur hat and yellow doublet beside a table, framed by stone arches with a tower beyond.

Self-Portrait at Age Fifty

1663

Oval self-portrait of a man in a brown hat holding gloves and a framed painting of seated figures in an interior.

Self-portrait

1650

Old woman in blue dress eating near a spinning wheel in a dim interior with copper pots and a window.

Old woman eating porridge near a spinning wheel in an interior

1633

Young woman in green velvet leaning on a balcony with a red rug, looking over a canal and church tower in a hazy city.

Young lady on a balcony, in the background the Blauwpoort in Leiden

1664

Oval portrait of a man in a black hat and white ruff collar holding gloves against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man with a Hat

1635

Dim interior with a man raising a glass flask beside an old woman, candle, globe, skull and books on a table.

Doctor’s appointment

Engraving of a man and kneeling woman with a wine glass in a candlelit cellar, barrels and game birds nearby, a figure in a d

Betrapte meid en man in een donkere wijnkelder. La double surprise (titel op object)

1741

Seated woman in black dress and lace collar holds an open music book, with a dark curtain and red chair behind her.

Portrait of a Lady, Seated with a Music Book on Her Lap

1640

Elderly woman by a window holding a candle, with a basket, dead hen and birdcage in a dim interior.

Old Woman at a Window with a Candle

1671

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe, hands clasped in prayer, against a dark background.

Old Man Praying

1670

Painting of a man in a feathered hat examining a child's mouth in an arched window niche, with a brass basin and glass decant

A barber-surgeon examining a girl

1638

Elderly scholar in fur-trimmed robe pauses writing at a table with skull, globe, hourglass and open book.

Scholar Interrupted at His Writing

1635

Painting of a resting horned goat beside a gnarled tree and pale leafy plants under a dark, cloudy sky.

Goat in a Landscape

1660

Oval portrait of a young man with long wavy hair in black dress, white collar, and gloves holding a hat against green.

Portrait of Dirck van Beresteyn

1652

Portrait of a Woman in Profile

1635

Oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a brown cloak and white ruff collar, gazing directly at the viewer.

Bust of an Old Man

1640

Head of a youth

1650

Small oil self-portrait of a young man with long hair, dark hat and dark costume against a shadowy background.

Self-Portrait

1631

Painting of a young woman in an arched niche beside a blue parrot perched on a birdcage, with a red curtain behind her.

Young Woman in a Niche with a Parrot and Cage

1660

Monochrome drawing of men playing cards in a dim vaulted wine cellar among barrels, by Gerard Dou.

Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards

18th century

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf pouring liquid into a bowl in an arched kitchen window, with vegetables and a lantern.

Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain

mid-17th century

Etching of a bearded old man in a cloak seated before a rocky landscape and tree, in an oval frame.

Heilige Hieronymus

1623