Marie de Medici

Pieter van Sompel and Attributed to Pieter Claesz Soutman after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Pieter Claesz Soutman

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1657

Pieter van Sompel

Artist, Flemish, c. 1600 - 1643 or after

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image depicts a portrait of a person staring directly forward. The individual has distinct facial features, including a broad forehead, prominent eyes, a straight nose, full cheeks, and a lightly closed mouth. Their medium-length wavy hair has styled bangs above the eyebrows. They are wearing an ornate garment with layered fabric around the shoulders and a floral accessory pinned at the chest. The portrait is framed by an elaborate decorative border with detailed botanical motifs. The background is dark, emphasizing the figure's face and intricate surroundings. Inscription, cherubic figures, and a decorative scroll element are at the bottom of the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.7 x 28.5 cm (16 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.8 x 33.7 cm (18 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.16.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 262, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2003 by NGA.

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 262, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: Maria Coniux Henrici IV...; lower left in image: Ant. Van Dyck / Pinxit; lower right in plate: P. Van Sompel / Sculpsit.; lower right in plate: P. Van Sompel / Sculpsit; lower center in plate: Cum Privil. S.C.M. / P. Soutman Effigiviavit et Excud

Wikidata ID

Q76355704

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