Queen Elizabeth

published 1633

Attributed to Robert van Voerst

Associated Names
Robert van Voerst

Artist, Dutch, 1597 - 1635/1636

The image features an engraved depiction of a woman with intricate details in her clothing and accessories. She is shown from the waist up, seated or in a royal pose, facing slightly to her left. The woman has an oval face, arched eyebrows, and a small mouth. Her hair is styled in voluminous curls, adorned with pearls and a large crown. She wears a richly decorated gown with puffed sleeves and a high lace ruff collar. There are pearls around her neck and she holds a scepter in her right hand and an orb in her left. The background includes inscriptions and additional text at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.2 × 16.3 cm (11 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.504

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 9, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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, 1951.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65369425

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