Dorothy Bonham, Dame Dorothy Selby (1572-1641)
manner of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1636)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1600
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1710 x 1020 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ightham Mote, Kent
NT 825629
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Dorothy Bonham, Dame Dorothy Selby (1572-1641), manner of Marcus Geeraerts, the younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1635/6). A full-length portrait of a young lady, in Elizabethan costume, with slashed sleeves adorned with cruciform ribbons, turned slightly to the left, emerging from between two red drapes, one of which she pushes aside with her left hand. He right hand holds a black feather fan. Two fragments of labels on frame. Old label on bottom right hand corner.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Sir Ralph Selby (d. 1997)
Makers and roles
manner of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1636), publisher