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| Artist | Dou, Gerrit (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1613-1675) |
| Title | The Apothecary's Shop |
| Date earliest | possibly about 1800 |
| Date latest | possibly about 1900 |
| Material | oil on canvas |
| Measurements | 25.4 x 21.2 cm |
| Description | Dou popularised 'niche' pictures, in which an interior (often a shop, as in this picture) is seen through an aperture. His meticulously detailed and highly finished style earned him a large following, especially in his native Leiden; his followers were known as 'fijnschilders', literally 'fine painters'. This picture is the work of a nineteenth-century imitator. |
| Subject | everyday life; figure; interior; still life |
| Collection | Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery |
| Current accession number | MNEMG 9.1961.116 |
| Acquisition details | Given by Mrs Alice Clark, Maidstone, 1961. |
| Principal publications | Legouix, S., Foreign Paintings Catalogue, Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone, 1976, p. 15, as by a nineteenth-century imitator of Gerrit Dou. |
| Notes |
Painted loosely in the manner of Gerrit Dou or Willem van Mieris, this picture was probably painted in the nineteenth or possibly early twentieth century. |
| Rights status | © Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery |
| Author | Dr Rachel Sloan |
