A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals to the texture of the wall are typical of Vermeer, while the handling of the pearls in the woman's hair recalls the threads spilling from the cushion in the "Lacemaker". A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals is a painting generally attributed to Johannes Vermeer, though this was for a long time widely questioned. A series of technical examinations from 1993 onwards confirmed the attribution. It is thought to date from c.1670 and is now in part of the Leiden Collection in New York. It should not be confused with "Young Woman Seated
The Old Lacemaker scarlet sleeves. Over her head hangs a basket of eggs. On a dresser at the side is some crockery. " A masterly production but a little darkened by time" (Sm.). Panel, 15 1/2 inches by 13 1/2 inches. "Sale." London, 1836 (£69 : 6s.)." The 1836 sale was at Christie's lot 60, and the buyer was Colemna. In 1994 it came on the market again and the museum was able to purchase it with support from VSB Fonds Den Haag, Vereniging Rembrandt, and Vrienden van het Mauritshuis. The Old Lacemaker The Old Lacemaker (circa 1655) is an oil on canvas