Portrait of a Young Woman

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Maker

Attributed to

1601-1671

Title

Portrait of a Young Woman

Date of Production

(circa) 1650

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 100.3 cm (canvas)
Width: 80.6 cm (canvas)

Object Number

P.1947.LF.298

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

The identity of the young woman glancing at the viewer as she walks along a balcony is unknown. Her neat black silk dress with a large translucent collar covering her neck and shoulders is a typical example of Flemish fashion in the mid seventeenth century when Jacob van Oost was a sought-after portraitist in the city of Bruges. The woman holds the long veil of her huyck in one of her hands, adding to the sense of immediacy and the impression of elegance.

Provenance

Lee Bequest 1947

Exhibition History

Helena's Huyck (Drawings Gallery Pop-Up Display), Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2015-12/04/2015

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