An Unknown Lady
British (English) School
National Trust Inventory Number 959515
| Category |
Paintings |
| Date |
1570 - 1599 |
| Materials |
Oil on panel |
| Measurements |
610 x 420 mm |
| Place of origin |
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Summary description
Oil painting on panel, An Unknown Lady, English School, late 16th century. A half-length portrait of a lady, facing the viewer, wearing a black dress and hat, with an elaborately patterned white stomacher with acorn motifs, and a ruff. Attached to her bodice is a ring, bearing a device (possibly a rose). The edge of a gold glove is visible on her right hand. A scythe and hourglass motif is visible at the top left. The panel appears to have been cut down, possibly on all sides.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist
previously attributed to school of Marcus Geeraerts, the younger (Bruges 1561/2 - London 1635/6), artist
previously attributed to school of Federico Zuccaro (Sant’Angelo in Vado c.1541 – Ancona 1609) , artist
References
Brockwell 1915 Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St Oswald at Nostell Priory, London 1915, cat. no. 110
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