Portrait of a Little Girl, called Lady Mary Russell
attributed to Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1630 – London 1696)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1670
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
775 x 597 mm (30 1/2 x 23 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343151
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Portrait of a Little Girl, called Lady Mary Russell, attributed to Jacob Huysmans (c.1633-c.1696). A three-quarter-length portrait of a young girl, turned towards the right and looking out at the spectator. She is located in a darkened, wooded setting and wears a loose, puce-coloured robe decorated with pearls and embroidery over a white chemise, a cloak of fine drapery flying out behind her. She carries a staff (or more probably a shepherd's crook) in her right hand and touches some roses with her left. Her hair is elaborately styled and she wears pearls in her ears and around her neck.
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Christie's label: ?Lely
Makers and roles
attributed to Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1630 – London 1696), artist British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Johann Kerseboom (d. London 1708), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist