Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Kent, Authoress

published 1656

John Chantry

Associated Names
John Chantry

Artist, English, active 17th century

The image shows a portrait of a woman from the waist up, positioned facing slightly to the right with her head turned towards the viewer. Her facial features are detailed, with a serious expression. She has curly hair that falls to her shoulders, covered partially by a cap. She wears a dark garment with a broad collar and a bow at the neckline. Around her neck, she wears a string of beads or pearls. The portrait is framed by an oval border with an interwoven pattern, and the name "Elizabeth" and the title "Late Countess of Kent" inscribed at the bottom. The background is engraved with diagonal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.1 × 6.9 cm (4 3/8 × 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.755


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

Wikidata ID

Q65360158

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