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Sir Anthony van Dyck (artist)
Flemish, 1599 - 1641
Catherine Howard, Lady d'Aubigny, c. 1638
oil on canvas
overall: 106.7 x 85.4 cm (42 x 33 5/8 in.)
Widener Collection
1942.9.95
On View
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From the Tour: Sir Anthony van DyckCatherine Howard married George, Lord d'Aubigny, in 1638, and Van Dyck's portrait is stylistically consistent with the date of her wedding. She holds a rose garland, a traditional emblem of betrothal. Van Dyck imbued her
image with the elegance that pervaded the court of Charles I, where beauty
was equated with idealized love and spiritual fulfillment.
