La sourcière (The Mousetrap)
Artist
Nicolaas Verkolje(Dutch, 1673–1746)Dutch, 1673–1746
Afterafter
Gerrit Dou(Dutch, 1613–1675)Dutch, 1613–1675
CultureDutch
Titles
- La sourcière (The Mousetrap)
Datec. 1690s/1710s
MediumMezzotint on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 10 1/16 × 8 1/4 in. (25.6 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 10 11/16 in. (32.4 × 27.2 cm)
Mat: 14 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (37.8 × 32.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 10 11/16 in. (32.4 × 27.2 cm)
Mat: 14 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (37.8 × 32.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Endowment
Object number2025.262
Non exposé
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Exhibition HistoryNone known
Published References None known Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, left bottom edge: G. Douw. Pinx.
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in plate, right bottom edge: N. Verkolje Fec.
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in plate, right bottom edge: N. Verkolje Fec.
Verso: [none]
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Catalogue raisonnéNone known
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