Rachel, Countess of Middlesex

c. 1660

Pierre Lombard after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Pierre Lombard

Artist, French, 1612 - 1682

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows a portrait of a woman. She is seated with her upper body angled slightly to the left, with her right hand resting on a floral arrangement. Her face is turned towards the viewer, with a calm expression. Her hair is styled in curls, framing her face and falling on her shoulders. She is wearing an elegant gown with voluminous sleeves and a square neckline, adorned with a brooch and a chain around her waist. She has jewelry on, including earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet. The background features an ornate frame with intricate designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 34.2 x 24.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.14.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 258, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Montreal); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 258, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

across bottom of plate: RACHEL MIDDLESEXIAE COMITISSA / Antonius Van Dyck Eques pinxit. P. Lombart. sculpsit londini avec Priveleige du Roy / et en parisis.

Wikidata ID

Q76355637

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