_Abraham de Pape_ (Dutch: died 1666).
This painter, a friend and pupil of Gerard Dou, was a
well-to-do citizen of Leyden. He was twice Dean of the
Painters' Guild in that place. This picture (formerly in the
Blenheim Collection) is considered one of the best of his
works. The painter's name is inscribed on the wooden cupboard
on the wall above the spinning-wheel.