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A Woman in a Red Jacket feeding a Parrot

Frans van Mieris the elder (1635–1681)

The National Gallery, London

A Woman in a Red Jacket feeding a Parrot

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A young woman sits, one delicate hand outstretched and holding an almond to feed to a parrot. On one finger she has a thimble – she has stopped sewing to feed the bird, an African Grey that hunches over, assessing her gift with a beady eye. The model used for the young woman is thought to be Cunera van de Cock, who married Frans van Mieris in 1657.

Van Mieris was one of the most successful genre and portrait painters in the Dutch Republic at the time. This tiny, exquisite painting was one of the most successful he ever produced, being copied many times. The work is on copper, which makes his brushstrokes virtually invisible and allows him to achieve subtlety and realism in his portrayal of textures, from the rich fabrics of the young woman’s costume down to the detail of the braid on the back of her chair.

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Title

A Woman in a Red Jacket feeding a Parrot

Date

about 1663

Medium

Oil on copper

Measurements

H 22.5 x W 17.3 cm

Accession number

NG840

Acquisition method

Bought, 1871

Work type

Painting

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Frans van Mieris the elder

1635–1681

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