Caption

Portrait of an unknown woman, print, printmaker: Willem Philip van der Veken (signed by artist), after design by Peter Paul Rubens, 1873 - 1899, paper, engraving, etching, height 298 mm x width 230 mm, historical persons, adult woman, neck-gear, clothing, A monochrome engraved portrait of a person shown from the chest upward wearing a high, pleated ruff collar and a dark garment with rounded, padded shoulders and decorative stitching. The person's face is pale with short hair partially covered by a close-fitting cap, with a calm, neutral expression and eyes looking forward. The ruff is detailed with repeated curved folds and the clothing shows fine linear shading and patterned textures. A short chain is visible across the lower chest area. The background is a dark, evenly textured field, and a light margin appears at the bottom with a partially visible cursive inscription.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_395

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.3Mb (10.7Mb) / 9.3in x 15.1in / 2793 x 4543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown woman print printmaker Willem Philip van der Veken signed artist design Peter Paul Rubens 1873 - 1899 paper engraving etching height 298 mm x width 230 mm historical persons adult woman neck-gear clothing monochrome engraved portrait person shown chest upward wearing high pleated ruff collar dark garment rounded padded shoulders decorative stitching person's face pale short hair partially covered close-fitting cap calm neutral expression eyes looking forward ruff detailed repeated curved folds fine linear shading patterned textures short chain visible across lower chest area background dark evenly textured field light margin bottom partially visible cursive inscription