Portrait of a Lady

Location

Country: Netherlands
City: The Hague
Place: British Embassy

This aristocratic woman wears a ruff, a loose gown with matching bodice, beneath which is a fine linen smock, and an embroidered linen apron. On her head is an ornate, beaded cap with black feathers. In contrast to her elegant yet restrained attire, her brown hair, brushed off the face, appears somewhat unkempt, reflecting a contemporary trend for more naturalistic hairstyles than those represented in earlier Jacobean portraits.

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, woman, 17th century costume, ruff, feather (fashion accessory), Queen

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

17th century unknown

Title

Portrait of a Lady

Date

c.1619-1622

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 58.00 cm, width: 43.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased 1936

Provenance

Purchased by the Office of Works in 1936

GAC number

0/57