Caption

Mrs Mary CP, My Lady of Oxm., Portraits of the courtesans named Mistress Mary CP and Lady of Oxm., Miroir des plus belles courtisanes de ce temps, print, album page, Series number, 17-18, 40, Two depictions on an album page. On the left the courtesan Mary CP and on the right Lady of Oxm., from London. Below that two quatrains in English. The sheet is part of an album., printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), Utrecht, 1635, writer (clerical worker), printer (person), paper, engraving, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 106 mm x width 158 mm, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, Two oval framed engraved portraits of women appear side by side on a pale textured background, each showing the sitter from the chest upward. The left portrait shows a woman wearing an ornate ruffled high collar and a dark dress decorated with patterned bands and a large jeweled pendant, her hair styled up with decorative hairpieces and a small curl at the forehead, and a composed facial expression. The right portrait shows a woman with long wavy hair falling over one shoulder, wearing a lace-trimmed bodice and a necklace with a pendant, her gaze directed forward and her facial features rendered with fine line work. The surrounding page shows faint rectangular borders and printed blocks of small text beneath the portraits.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_204

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40.9Mb (9.5Mb) / 14.7in x 10.8in / 4419 x 3238 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mrs Mary CP My Lady Oxm Portraits courtesans Mistress Mary CP Lady Miroir des plus belles courtisanes de ce temps print album page Series number 17-18 40 Two depictions left courtesan Mary CP right Lady London two quatrains English sheet part album printmaker Crispijn van de Passe Ii Utrecht 1635 writer clerical worker printer person paper engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 106 mm x width 158 mm herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd Two oval framed engraved portraits women side pale textured background showing sitter chest upward left portrait woman wearing ornate ruffled high collar dark dress decorated patterned bands large jeweled pendant hair styled up decorative hairpieces small curl forehead composed facial expression right portrait woman long wavy hair falling shoulder wearing lace-trimmed bodice necklace gaze directed forward facial features rendered fine line work surrounding page faint rectangular borders printed blocks small text beneath portraits