Queen Mary II

1694

Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Jan Hendrik Brandon

Associated Names
Pieter Stevens van Gunst

Artist, Dutch, 1659 - c. 1724

Arnout Leers I

Publisher, Dutch, active late 17th century

Johann Brandon

Artist After, Dutch, 1660 - c. 1716

The image shows an upper body portrait of a woman facing slightly to the right. Her facial features include a softly rounded face, delicate eyebrows, and a serene expression. She has styled hair in an elaborate updo with cascading curls, adorned with strands of pearls. She wears a detailed gown with a low neckline, edged with lace, and a brocade-like texture. Draped fabric and embellishments further define her attire. She wears a pearl necklace and a long, single-drop earring. The frame surrounding her is intricate with a garland of flowers and acorns intertwined with ribbons. Crowns are depicted at the top corners of the frame, with a scroll at the bottom containing inscriptions. The portrait is set against a subtle background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 67.8 × 61 cm (26 11/16 × 24 in.)
    sheet: 69.6 × 62.8 cm (27 3/8 × 24 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.197.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wurzbach 1906 - 1911, no. 56


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Wurzbach, Alfred von. Niederlandisches Kunstler-Lexikon. 3 vols. Vienna, 1906-1911: no. 56.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: MARIA D.G. ANG. SCOT. FRANC. ET HIB. REGINA.; lower left in plate: Joh.Brandon pinxit; lower center in plate: ARn. Leers excudit Hague-Comitum cum Privilegio.; lower right in plate: Petr. a Gunst Sculpsit

Wikidata ID

Q77260950

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