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SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS OF
his master. The style, execution, colour, and effect of the few
pictures representing fancy subjects which came from his easel
manifest the close approximation of his works to those of
his master’s, and his capability of imitating them still more
nearly had he been so disposed. His best pictures seldom
consist of more than one or two figures; an old woman making
lace, or engaged at her spinning wheel; a young woman endea-
vouring to detect her servants regaling, or a girl delivering her
milk, and such like; these are painted with great breadth and
astonishing effect, and he gave additional brilliancy by the
introduction of a small portion of black velvet and a scarlet
ribbon, or some such object; and these, with a tendency to
black in his deep shadows, and greater neatness at times in his
draperies, constitute the distinguishing characteristics between
his works and those by his master. Maes painted but few
pictures of the class already described, as by far the greater
portion of his time was occupied in the more profitable pursuit
of portraiture; these were chiefly of a small size. Such pictures
are seldom estimated at more than twenty guineas each, while
thoseof the former subjects sell for twoor three hundred pounds.
He was born in 1632, and died in 1693. For a description
of his works see Vol. IV.
Heyman Dullaert. As the name of this painter seldom
occurs in the commerce of pictures, from the circumstance that
they are generally attributed to another hand, it is consequently
but little known; he, however, merits by his talents a more
liberal treatment as regards his reputation, for in addition to
the abilities he displayed while a pupil under Rembrandt, he
is said to have painted several pictures so closely resembling
the style of his master, that they were publicly sold as his
work. His pictures are generally of a cabinet size, and repre-
sent history or portrait; they are painted in a broad smooth
SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS OF
his master. The style, execution, colour, and effect of the few
pictures representing fancy subjects which came from his easel
manifest the close approximation of his works to those of
his master’s, and his capability of imitating them still more
nearly had he been so disposed. His best pictures seldom
consist of more than one or two figures; an old woman making
lace, or engaged at her spinning wheel; a young woman endea-
vouring to detect her servants regaling, or a girl delivering her
milk, and such like; these are painted with great breadth and
astonishing effect, and he gave additional brilliancy by the
introduction of a small portion of black velvet and a scarlet
ribbon, or some such object; and these, with a tendency to
black in his deep shadows, and greater neatness at times in his
draperies, constitute the distinguishing characteristics between
his works and those by his master. Maes painted but few
pictures of the class already described, as by far the greater
portion of his time was occupied in the more profitable pursuit
of portraiture; these were chiefly of a small size. Such pictures
are seldom estimated at more than twenty guineas each, while
thoseof the former subjects sell for twoor three hundred pounds.
He was born in 1632, and died in 1693. For a description
of his works see Vol. IV.
Heyman Dullaert. As the name of this painter seldom
occurs in the commerce of pictures, from the circumstance that
they are generally attributed to another hand, it is consequently
but little known; he, however, merits by his talents a more
liberal treatment as regards his reputation, for in addition to
the abilities he displayed while a pupil under Rembrandt, he
is said to have painted several pictures so closely resembling
the style of his master, that they were publicly sold as his
work. His pictures are generally of a cabinet size, and repre-
sent history or portrait; they are painted in a broad smooth