Isabella Clara Eugenia

1638/1644

Pieter de Jode II after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Associated Names
Pieter de Jode II

Artist/publisher, Flemish, 1601 - 1670 or after

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist After, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

The engraving shows a bust-length portrait of a woman. She is depicted from the waist up, seated in a frontal position with her head turned slightly to the left. Her facial features include a calm expression, with a straight nose and a pair of almond-shaped eyes. Her hair is styled in an elaborate updo with curls framing her forehead and a decorative headpiece. She is dressed in ornate clothing typical of high nobility, featuring a large lace ruff around her neck, richly patterned sleeves, and an embroidered bodice. She holds a folding fan in one hand against her chest, and around her neck hangs a large cross-shaped pendant. The background includes architectural elements, such as a curved arch, enhancing the regal and formal character of the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16 × 11.9 cm (6 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.699

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 220

  • Series Title

    Theatre of Portraits


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II [1634-1716], Paris, (L.1790). 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.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The De Jode Dynasty, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2020: Part IX, no. 220.

Wikidata ID

Q65364549

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