Alleged portrait of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans
Miniature
ca. 1660-70 (made)
ca. 1660-70 (made)
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Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans. Three-quarter length portrait of a grey-eyed, fair-haired lady with curly hair. She wears a white satin dress bordered at the top with yellow. On the left is a black boy, dressed in crimson, holding a vase of roses and looking up at her. Signed 'Hans F' in gold on a stone ledge on the right.
Object details
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| Title | Alleged portrait of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Portrait miniature on vellum |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature on vellum by Louis Jean Hans van der Brughen (Louis Hans), an alleged portrait of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans, daughter of Charles I. France, ca. 1660-70. |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans. Three-quarter length portrait of a grey-eyed, fair-haired lady with curly hair. She wears a white satin dress bordered at the top with yellow. On the left is a black boy, dressed in crimson, holding a vase of roses and looking up at her. Signed 'Hans F' in gold on a stone ledge on the right. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Princess Henrietta was only fourteen when Hans died, so it seem unlikely, if the signature is really that of Hans, that the miniature depicts her. The portrait is more probably that of a French lady, according to the catalogue of the Jones Collection, Part III (p.78). |
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| Accession number | 725-1882 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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