The Hon. Elizabeth Hervey, The Hon. Mrs John Hervey (c.1610/20-1700) (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck)
Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
circa 1640
Materials
Paper
Measurements
270 x 190 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 849607
Summary
An engraving. Portrait of The Hon. Elizabeth Hervey, The Hon. Mrs John Hervey (c.1610/20-1700) (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck) by Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677). 'Genorissima D. Elisabetha Harvey, filia D.N.I. Harvey, Baronis Kedbroock'. 'Antonius Van Dyck Eques pinxit, W. Hollar fecit 1640 Antwerp, H. Van der Borcht exec'. 3/4 length, semi-profile, wearing dress decorated with pearls, left hand holding drapery. Necklace of pearls. Long hair in ringlets with flower over right ear.
Provenance
Purchased in December 2000 from Mr M.J.C.A. Whitworth, a cousin of Hon. David Erskine.
Makers and roles
Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist