An Unknown Woman
Portrait Miniature
1595-1600 (painted)
1595-1600 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait miniature of a an unknown woman, oval; part of a spade is visible on the backing sheet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | An Unknown Woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on vellum stuck to a playing card |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature of an unknown woman, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver, 1595-1600. |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature of a an unknown woman, oval; part of a spade is visible on the backing sheet. |
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| Content description | Portrait of a woman. |
| Styles | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Emma Joseph |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy. Artists of the Tudor Court: the Portrait Miniature Rediscovered 1520-1620. London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983.Cat. 156, p 106. Part Citation:"Although very faded, this was once a marvellous portrait of a lady with Oliver’s typical post-Italian motif of the enigmatic smile. The miniature has been clipped, which accounts for its tight feeling, especially where the hair is cut into. Graham Reynolds’ dating of c. 1590 seems therefore too early: style and presentation would indicate a date after the Italian visit to be more correct. It does not, however, belong to the very last years of the reign when gauze puffs were worn to edge the ruff-line. The necklace incorporates a repeating letter S. A second version exists with a variant costume in the Mauritshuis." |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.43-1941 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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