Artist : Gerrit Dou "Old woman watering flowers" - Oil on Canvas Dimensions : 27.5x22 cm ( with frame 41x35 cm) Year: 1613-1675 Visible words at the back of painting "Carl Hein Gerold Berlin". Carl Gerold (1783– 1854), one of the leading publishers in the Habsburg Monarchy" (Source internet). Dou was born in Leiden, where his father was a manufacturer of stained-glass. He studied drawing under Bartholomeus Dolendo, and then trained in the stained-glass workshop of Pieter Couwenhorn. In February 1628, at the age of fourteen, his father sent him to study painting in the studio of Rembrandt (then aged about 21) who lived nearby.From Rembrandt, with whom he remained for about three years, he acquired his skill in colouring and in the more subtle effects of chiaroscuro, and his master's style is reflected in several of his earlier pictures, notably a self-portrait at the age of 22 in the Bridgewater Collection, and in the Blind Tobit going to meet his Son, at Wardour Castle At a comparatively early point in his career, however, he developed a distinctive manner of his own which diverged considerably from Rembrandt's, cultivating a minute and elaborate style of treatment. He is said to have spent five days in painting a hand, and his work was so fine that he found it necessary to manufacture his own brushes. Signs of wear/damage can be seen on painting due to the ageing. Insured and tracked shipping. The wooden frames are kindly offered as a gift therefore we do not accept disputes nor are we responsible for any damage during shipping.