page_title: William Baillie (engraver)
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: William Baillie (engraver) / Works
caption_attribution_description: English: Gerard Dou's Mother
context_page_description: William Baillie often known as "Captain William Baillie" was an Irish printmaker, known especially for works in the style of, or directly copied from, the etchings of Rembrandt. Usually described as an amateur artist, he was an officer in the British Army until 1761, and later held the post of Commissioner of Stamps. He also acted as an agent for art collectors, most notably Lord Bute.
context_section_description: The following are the principal, some of which are signed with his name, and some marked with a cipher:
  
   
  Bust of an Old Man, with a gold chain, in the manner of Rembrandt; two plates, one without the chain.
  Landscape, with a Stone Bridge, engraved 1764.
  Landscape, with the Ruins of a Temple, in the manner of Claude.
  Portrait of Sofonisba Anguisciola, painter; ipsa pinxit.
  Landscape by Moonlight; after Aelbert Cuyp.
  The Pen-cutter; after Gerard Dou.
  The Lacemaker; after Gerard Dou.
  The Mother of Gerard Dou; after Gerard Dou.
  Susannah justified by Daniel; after Gerbrand van den Eeckhout.
  Four Officers, two playing at Trictrac; after Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
  Portrait of Frans Hals, painter; F. Hals, pinxit.
  Portrait of Frans van Mieris; after himself.
  Peasants saying Grace; after Jan Miense Molenaer.
  A Musical Assembly; after Jan Miense Molenaer.
  James, Duke of Monmouth, on Horseback; after Caspar Netscher.
  Interior of a Dutch Chamber, with Feasants regaling; after Adriaen van Ostade. 1767.
  Interior, with Peasants smoking and drinking; after Adriaen van Ostade. 1765.
  Christ healing the Sick, commonly called the Hundred Guilder Print. The original plate by Rembrandt, purchased by Baillie in Holland, and retouched by him.
  Beggars at the Door of a House; after Rembrandt's etching.
  The Gold-weigher; copied from Rembrandt's etching.
  The Three Trees; Landscape; copied from Rembrandt's etching.
  An Old Man, half-length, with a Beard and Cap, 1765; after Rembrandt.
  The Entombment of Christ; two plates varied.
  An Old Man, half-length, with a large Beard, and his Hands in the Sleeve of his Robe. 1771.
  Landscape, with a Horse lying; after Rembrandt's print.
  The Holy Family; after Schidone.
  Interior of a village Alehouse; after Teniers.
  A Student sitting before a Table with a Globe and Books; after Gerard ter Borch.
  William, Prince of Orange, oa Horseback; after Gerard ter Borch.
  Soldiers quarrelling at Dice; after Valentin de Boulogne.
  Three Sea-pieces; after drawings by Willem van de Velde the Elder.
caption: The Mother of Gerard Dou (1775, after Gerard Dou)
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