Dutch School, 17th century
Portrait of a Young Woman c.1620-9
Oil on panel | 69.8 x 60.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404670
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The style of this portrait is reminiscent of Paulus Moreelse. The sitter is in typical Dutch costume of around 1625: she wears a tight-fitting black overdress, often worn by unmarried women (married women wore a looser ‘vlieger’ gown with a gold or colourful stomacher called a ‘borst’, seen in Frans Hals's 1625 portrait of Aletta Hanemans in the Mauritshuis). The sitter here also wears a millstone ruff and lace trimmed cap; her bodice sleeves are of black silk probably woven with gold.
Provenance
Purchased by Prince Albert
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Attributed to a follower of (artist)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
69.8 x 60.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
85.5 x 77.0 x 5.5 cm (frame, external)
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