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An Old Woman Asleep

Esaias Boursse, 1631–1672

In this painting, an old woman sits in a chair with her head resting on a cushion and turned toward the left with a book on her lap. This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.

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Title of artwork, date

An Old Woman Asleep, 1631–1672

Date supported

1955

Medium and material

Oil on oak

Dimensions

36.1 x 28.5 cm

Gifted by

F D Lycett Green

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