Portrait of a Lady

17th century unknown

Oil on canvas

c.1619-1622

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  • About the work
    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.

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    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