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Frans Huys

Associated Names
Frans Huys

Artist, Flemish, 1522 - 1562

The image depicts an upper-body portrait of a woman facing slightly to the right. Her facial features include a smooth complexion, a straight nose, and full lips. She has a hairstyle parted down the center. She is dressed in detailed clothing with a high collar, embroidered sleeves, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and holds an object in her right hand. The oval frame around her has inscribed text, and the background has closely spaced lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.6 × 15.5 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.413

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified private collector [G/Gu?], (not in Lugt). Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London, (L.151). W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

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Wikidata ID

Q65072345

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