Maulstick
Painter's stick used to support working hand
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A maulstick or mahlstick /ˈmɔːlstɪk/ MAWL-stik[1] is a stick with a soft leather or padded head used by painters to support the working hand with a paintbrush or pen. The word derives from the German and Dutch Malstock or maalstok 'painting stick', from malen 'to paint'.
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In 16th- through 19th-century paintings of artists, including self-portraits, the maulstick is often depicted as part of the painter's equipment.
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau holding painting implements
Self portrait of Caterina van Hemessen
Self-portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola
Portrait of Eva Gonzalès, by Édouard Manet
Detail of Vermeer's The Art of Painting with artist using mahlstick
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