Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938 · London : Methuen · leaf 182
a hand, and, still more wonderful, twice the time onthe handle of a broom. . . . The minuteness of his per-formance so affected his sight that he wore spectacles atthe age of thirty. Gerard Dous success was not only artistic; it was alsofinancial. Rembrandts prices did not compare with thoseof his… … THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER GEKARD DOUFr07n the picture in the Maiiritshuis THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER 119 Dou did exceedingly well, one of his patrons even payinghim a yearly honorarium of a thousand florins for theprivilege of having the refusal of each new picture. ThePoulterers Shop at our National…
Art, Dutch · Netherlands -- Description and travel
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