Portrait of a Lady beside a Rose Bush

c. 1655

Wallerant Vaillant

Associated Names
Wallerant Vaillant

Artist, Flemish, 1623 - 1677

The image shows a woman with soft facial features, fair complexion, arched eyebrows, and full lips. She has tightly curled hair cascading over her shoulders. She wears an off-the-shoulder gown fastened with a brooch and jewelry. Her arm reaches towards a large urn filled with flowers. The background includes a draped curtain and an outdoor scene with foliage and cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33 x 27 cm (13 x 10 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.8 x 31 cm (14 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.39.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 166

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: W. Vaillant fec. et Excudit

Wikidata ID

Q74044117

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