Karel van der Pluym explained

Karel van der Pluym (1625, Leiden  - 1672, Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

He was the son of Dominicus van der Pluym (1593-1661) and Cornelia van Suytbroeck (1597-1652), the first cousin of Rembrandt.^[1] According to the RKD he was a pupil of Rembrandt.^[2] According to the Frick gallery, their "old woman with a book" was purchased by Henry Clay Frick in 1916 as a Rembrandt.^{[2] [3]}

References

• Karel van der Pluym on Artnet
• Karel van der Pluym at PubHist

Notes and References

1. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6436461
2. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/63923 Karel van der Pluym
3. http://www.frick.org/exhibitions/rembrandt/checklist_paintings.htm Old woman with a book