Eleanora, Wife of Ferdinand II

1640s

Pieter van Sompel after Pieter Claesz Soutman

Associated Names
Pieter van Sompel

Artist, Flemish, c. 1600 - 1643 or after

Pieter Claesz Soutman

Artist After, Dutch, 1580 - 1657

This image shows a portrait of a woman from the chest up, framed within an oval decorated with intricate floral and foliage patterns. The woman is facing forward, showing her facial features. She has a smooth forehead, arched eyebrows, slightly turned eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips with a subtle curve. Her hair is neatly styled up, possibly held by a piece of jewelry, adorned with a small headpiece. She wears an ornate ruff around her neck and a detailed bodice with embroidery or jewels. The background features an ornate framework of carved design, including leaves, flowers, and swirls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.1 x 28.2 cm (16 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.9 x 30.2 cm (16 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.77.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 7, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Mr. James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower center in image on cartouche: Eleonora Ferdinand, Ill Uxor, Deigratia Imperatrix Semper Augusta, / Germaniae, Hungarie et Bohemiae Regina, Austriae / Archidux, Burgundiae Dux. / P. Soutman Effigavit / et Excud / Cum Privil. Sa. Ca. M. / P. Van Sompel / Sculpsit.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: B. 14; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: C. 11655

Watermarks

Strasbourg bend with lily

Wikidata ID

Q76355707

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