Louise Juliana, Wife of Frederick IV

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
The image depicts an upper-body portrait of a woman in a frontal position. She has a long face with almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and a small, closed mouth. Her hair is styled high with a decorative headpiece. She wears an ornate garment with a large ruff collar, a necklace with a square pendant, and the background is a textured oval. The portrait has inscriptions and decorative elements. Text provides historical information, and there is a note indicating her birth year, 1576, and the year of death, 1644.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.9 × 12.6 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.810


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, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65215041

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