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• Was a Dutch painter.
• Metsu was the son of Jacques Metsu a tapestry worker and painter.
• In 1648 Metsu was registered among the first members of the painters' guild at Leiden.
• He painted history paintings, still lifes, portraits, and genre works.
• Only 14 of his 133 works are dated.
• At least thirteen of his paintings show carpets and he probably used the same model.
• For a while Metsu trained Michiel van Musscher and Joost van Geel.
• Metsu died at the age of 38 and was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk.
• The displayed painting is a crop from Gabriël Metsu, Lady seated at a Window.
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Gabriel Metsu, A Musical Party, 1659
Gabriel Metsu, A Musical Party, 1659
Gabriel Metsu, A Musical Party, 1659
Gabriël Metsu, A Young Woman seated drawing, c. 1655-60
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-2019.
Gabriël Metsu, A Young Woman seated drawing, c. 1655-60
Gabriël Metsu, The Hunter’s Present, c. 1658 - c. 1661
Original, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, The Hunter’s Present, c. 1658 - c. 1661
Gabriël Metsu, Old Woman Meditating, c. 1661 - c. 1663
Original, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, Old Woman Meditating, c. 1661 - c. 1663
Gabriël Metsu, The Sick Child, c. 1664 - c. 1666
Original, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, The Sick Child, c. 1664 - c. 1666
Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, Self-Portrait of the Artist with his Wife Isabella de Wolff in the Tavern, 1661
Gabriël Metsu, The Poultry Seller, 1662
Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, The Old Game Seller
Gabriël Metsu, The Old Game Seller
Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, The Poultry Seller, 1662
Gabriël Metsu, Woman Writing a Letter, c. 1662-64
Original, NGA- DC. Visited in 2017-18.
Gabriël Metsu, Woman Writing a Letter, c. 1662-64
The Intruder, c. (1660)
Original, NGA- DC. Visited in 2017-18.
The Intruder, c. (1660)
Gabriël Metsu, The Cook, c. 1657-1662
Original, Thyssen. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, The Cook, c. 1657-1662
Gabriël Metsu, Usurer with a Tearful Woman, 1654
Original, Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. Visited in 2018.
Gabriël Metsu, Usurer with a Tearful Woman, 1654
Portrait of Jan Jacobsz Hinlopen and his family, c. (1662)
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
Portrait of Jan Jacobsz Hinlopen and his family, c. (1662)
The Cook, ca. (1665)
Original, The Pinakotheken - Munich. Visited in 2019.
A Woman at her Mirror (1657- c. 1662)
Original, The Wallace Collection - London. Visited in 2018.
A Woman at her Mirror (1657- c. 1662)
An Old Woman Asleep (1657- c. 1662)
Original, The Wallace Collection - London. Visited in 2018.
An Old Woman Asleep (1657- c. 1662)
An Old Woman Asleep (1657- c. 1662)
A pancake baker with a begging boy (between 1655 and 1658)
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
A pancake baker with a begging boy (between 1655 and 1658)
Gabriel Metsu, The Sick Girl, c. 1658-59
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
Gabriel Metsu, The Sick Girl, c. 1658-59
Gabriel Metsu, The Sleeping Sportsman, c. 1658 - c. 1660
Original, The Wallace Collection - London. Visited in 2018.
Gabriel Metsu, The Sleeping Sportsman, c. 1658 - c. 1660
Gabriel Metsu, Woman selling Fish
Original. Sternbersky Palac, Praha. Visited in 2017-2024.
Gabriel Metsu, An Old Woman Selling Fish, 1657- 1662
Original, The Wallace Collection, London. Visited in 2018.
Woman Writing a Letter, c.(1662-64)
Gabriel Metsu, The Vegetable Market, the Herb Market, about 1660-1661
Gabriel Metsu, The Vegetable Market, the Herb Market, about 1660-1661
Gabriel Metsu, A soldier visiting a young woman, 1660-1661
Gabriel Metsu, A soldier visiting a young woman, 1660-1661
Gabriel Metsu, Virginal player and singer preparing a music trailer or music lesson, about 1660.
Gabriel Metsu, Virginal player and singer preparing a music trailer or music lesson, about 1660.
Gabriel Metsu, The Apple Peeler, before 1660
Gabriel Metsu, The Dutch Tippler, or Seated Woman Holding a Jug..., about 1657-1658
Gabriel Metsu, The Dutch Tippler, or Seated Woman Holding a Jug..., about 1657-1658
Gabriel Metsu, The Dutch Tippler, or Seated Woman Holding a Jug..., about 1657-1658
Gabriel Metsu, The Apothecary, c. 1661
Gabriel Metsu, The Apothecary, c. 1661
Gabriel Metsu, The Apothecary, c. 1661
Gabriel Metsu, The Lunch with Herrings, about 1660
Gabriel Metsu, The Lunch with Herrings, about 1660
Gabriel Metsu, Notary Sharpening his Pen, c. 1653
Gabriel Metsu, Notary Sharpening his Pen, c. 1653
Gabriel Metsu, Notary Sharpening his Pen, c. 1653
Gabriel Metsu, Courteous Company
Gabriel Metsu, Courteous Company
Gabriel Metsu, Old Woman Eating Porridge, about 1657
Gabriel Metsu, Old Woman Eating Porridge, about 1657
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Playing the Viola da Gamba, 1663
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Playing the Viola da Gamba, 1663
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Playing the Viola da Gamba, 1663
Gabriel Metsu, Lady seated at a Window.
Gabriel Metsu, Lady seated at a Window.
Gabriel Metsu, Lady seated at a Window.
Gabriel Metsu, A Woman Selling Fruit and Herrings, 1644 – 1667
Gabriel Metsu, A Woman Selling Fruit and Herrings, 1644 – 1667