Nicolaes Maes
The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
About this artwork
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artist:Nicolaes Maes (1634 - 1693) Dutch
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title:The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink and wash on paper, laid down
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measurements:15.70 x 26.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1814
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Nicolaes Maes
Nicolaes Maes
Maes underwent some initial artistic training in his native Dordrecht. Aged about fifteen, he moved to Amsterdam and became a pupil of Rembrandt. By his early twenties, Maes had returned to Dordrecht to begin an independent career. Although he retained aspects of Rembrandt’s style, such as his...