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Portrait of a Young Woman

Maker

Attributed to
(Artists)
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)

Accession Number

P.1947.LF.298

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

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), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2015-12/04/2015

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