Peter,
I'm sure you knew the answer! Is this remarkable picture from the belfry in Delft yours?
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/delf...eiuwe_kerk.htm
Nice going Mike. I'm glad you didn't hold out for the prize money too, or one of you guys would have wound up skinning me.
Yes, it's lifted from Vermeer's "Procuress".
When I was researching Vermeer last winter it struck me that most of his paintings containing hats kind of strained my credulity. Both the gentlemen in "Procuress" are pushing the envelope of belivability. For another exercise try to determine where the true top of the head is in "Girl With A Flute" and "Girl With The Red Hat". Little did I know that I was destined to have hat headaches of my own with this painting!