An Unknown Lady
Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1650
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
419 x 311 mm
Order this imageCollection
East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire
NT 201455
Summary
Oil painting on panel, An Unknown Lady by Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648). A painted oval half-length portrait of a woman, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, dark hair dressed with a tiara of pearls, wearing a black dress with a rope of pearls, red rosettes, high wired lace collar (? rosettes and pearls added later)
Provenance
Marks and inscriptions
Indistinct signature called Daniel Mytens (c1590-1648) but inferior
Makers and roles
Daniel Mytens the elder (Delft c.1590 – The Hague 1648), artist