Margaret Smith

William Faithorne after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image features a portrait of a woman facing slightly to her right, with wide-set eyes, a small nose, and a smile. She has curly shoulder-length hair and is wearing a detailed garment with a scoop neckline, pearls, and pearl earrings. The background has an oval frame with an engraved pattern. Below the portrait, there is an inscription with her name and additional text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29 × 20 cm (11 7/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.55

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 442, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 442, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65579068

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