Young Woman Holding a Candle (Girl with a Candle)
John Greenwood, American, 1727 - 1792
after Nicolaas Verkolje, Dutch, 1673 - 1746
about 1758-1763
Mezzotint on laid paper
Scratch letter proof
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.3 × 24.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of James A. Bergquist, in honor of Mary Bergquist Quinton-Barry, Tuck 1983
2012.48
Publisher
Pierre Fouquet Jr.
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Watermark: oval with a device surmounted by a cross.
Published References
Knolle, Paul, Everhard Korthals Altes, et al. Nicolaas Verkolje: De Fluwelen Hand. Exhibition catalogue, no. 58, Zwolle: Waanders, 2011.
Provenance
James A. Bergquists, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, 2000-2012; given to present collection, 2012.
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