An Unknown Lady Holding a Letter
Continental School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1645
Materials
Oil on copper
Measurements
67 x 49 mm
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731917
Summary
Portrait miniature, oil painting on copper, An Unknown Lady Holding a Letter, Continental School, c.1645. Octagonal set in an oval frame. Half-length portrait of a lady, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, holding a letter and wearing a black dress with broad collar, pearl earrings, necklace, and hair token tied with blue bows. Long black hair dressed with pearls, single tresses falling on each shoulder, resolute expression. Blue curtain with tassel and window background.
Marks and inscriptions
'c. 1645 on the reverse
Makers and roles
Continental School, miniaturist