This painting is one of Leyster best and most important works. It is probably made in the early 1630s. The composition is innovative and the subject is a combination of genre picture, a still life, and a portrait. In connection with the acquisition in 1871, the painting was attributed to both Frans Hals by Jan de Bray despite the monogram. It was not identified as a work of Judith Leyster until 1893 by Hofstede de Groot.
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early 1630s <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1630-00-00T00:00:00Z/8</div>
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