Catherine, Countess of Pallandt

in or after 1636

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Michiel van Miereveld

Associated Names
Willem Jacobsz Delff

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1638

Michiel van Miereveld

Artist After, Dutch, 1567 - 1641

The image is a portrait of a person shown from the chest up. The individual is facing the viewer and positioned slightly to the side, with their head turned forward. They have a soft facial expression, with full cheeks and a slight double chin. Their hair is curly, shoulder-length, and dark, framing their face. The person is dressed in a richly detailed garment featuring decorative elements, such as lace and ribbons, with dark beads forming a necklace-like ornament across their chest. The background is a textured surface, likely part of the engraved frame around the oval portrait, which also includes some text around its border and below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.64

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 70, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

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

Q65578916

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