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Netscher specialised in small genre scenes before he took to portrait painting, and such pictures of women alone in a domestic setting seem to bridge the gap between the two – half genre, half portrait. This seems like a real woman looking out at us, though we don’t know who she was.
Like his teacher, Gerard ter Borch, Netscher took pains to portray texture faithfully, especially the rich fabrics of the fashions of his day. Here, he has added a subtle erotic nuance – in the wool she brushes against her lips, the pearl nestling against her cheek and the white satin slipping over her knee.
Title
A Lady at a Spinning-wheel
Date
1665
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 22.5 x W 17.7 cm
Accession number
NG845
Acquisition method
Bought, 1871
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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