An Old Man writing a Book by Candlelight

Godfried Schalcken (Made, near Dordrecht, 1643 - The Hague 1706). Oil painting on canvas, An Old Man writing a Book by Candlelight by (or after) Godfried Schalken (1634-1706). Head and shoulders of bearded man turned slightly to left and looking down, whose face is lit by the candle he holds, [writing in a book – though this is currently invisible, and can only be gathered from other versions of the picture]. A version of a painting attributed to Schalken sold in New York in 1989. (House guide, last revised 1996). Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)