Portrait of a woman aged 23 in a feigned oval
Portrait Miniature
1684 (made)
1684 (made)
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A well-dressed woman stands three-quarter length in a feigned oval, turned slightly to her right, holding a fan in her right hand. She wears an embroidered indoor cap that ends in a sharp peak onthe forehead, over a cluster of tight curls framing her face. Her satin dress, with a pleated bodice, low waist and short sleeves, is worn over a white blouse with crocheted edges and puffed sleeves. She wears large pendant earrings, and on the little finger of her left hand is the engagement ring held by the gentleman in the pendant male portrait.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of a woman aged 23 in a feigned oval (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead pencil, with touches of opaque white, on vellum, laid down on panel. |
| Brief description | Plumbago Portrait, Portrait of a Woman aged 23 in a feigned oval, Johann Thopas, Dutch School, 1684 |
| Physical description | A well-dressed woman stands three-quarter length in a feigned oval, turned slightly to her right, holding a fan in her right hand. She wears an embroidered indoor cap that ends in a sharp peak onthe forehead, over a cluster of tight curls framing her face. Her satin dress, with a pleated bodice, low waist and short sleeves, is worn over a white blouse with crocheted edges and puffed sleeves. She wears large pendant earrings, and on the little finger of her left hand is the engagement ring held by the gentleman in the pendant male portrait. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Gallery label | Small portrait drawings like this and its pair (P.27-19520 were developed in the Netherlands around 1600. They were known as ‘plumbago’ owing to the use of graphite, sometimes called ‘black-lead’. Thopas was the most prolific of the great plumbago artists of the ‘Rembrandt period’. This pair are traditional engagement portraits – the woman wears the ring that the man is holding. The couple’s sombre clothing and restrained poses are typical of Dutch Golden Age portraiture. |
| Object history | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd (dealer), London; from whom purchased by the museum (with cat. no. 205), August/September 1952 for £70. 0s. 0d. |
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| Associated object | P.26-1952 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | P.27-1952 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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