The 1916 caption reads” “Gerard Dou. 1613-1675. Dutch School. Dropsical woman. La femme Hydropique. in Louvre. Signed on the edge of the book placed on the reading desk in the left background: G. DOV. OVT. 65 JAHRE. Painted in oil on panel. 2 ft in by 2 ft in.” Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialized in genre scenes aand is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro.

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