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Uses the composition of a painting by Frans van Mieris, formerly in Dresden, the same size as the present painting, of a painter in his studio. In the present painting, alchemical equipment has replaced the string instrument in the left foreground and a skeleton has replaced a portrait on the easel. Possibly painted by 'Wilkes', a restorer and painter of historical pastiches. Inscription on verso: 'Leviticus Wentzel a German scientist in his laboratory explaining his work [...]'
Title
A Woman Looks at a Painting of Herself and Sees that She Is Portrayed as a Skeleton
Medium
oil on wood
Measurements
H 61 x W 45.3 cm
Accession number
34066i
Acquisition method
purchased at Foster's auction house, London, 1932
Work type
Painting