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Old Woman Looking at a Ring

Andrew Geddes British, Scottish
After Jacob Jordaens Flemish
before 1826
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Old Woman Looking at a Ring
  • Artist: Andrew Geddes (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1783–1844 London)
  • Artist: After Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, Antwerp 1593–1678 Antwerp)
  • Date: before 1826
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (14.5 × 12.5 cm)
    Sheet: 17 3/8 × 11 3/4 in. (44.2 × 29.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.5.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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