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Alleged portrait of Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Miniature
ca. 1650s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. Three-quarter length portrait of a lady with brown eyes, and brown hair in ringlets. She wears a white satin dress bordered with jewels. Her lap is covered by a blue wrap, and she is seated on a crimson cushion. Behind her are two tree trunks and foliage. Her right arms rests on the shoulders of a black page dressed in yellow and blue, who holds in his arms a small brown and white dog.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlleged portrait of Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth (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 Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. France, ca. 1650s.
Physical description
Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. Three-quarter length portrait of a lady with brown eyes, and brown hair in ringlets. She wears a white satin dress bordered with jewels. Her lap is covered by a blue wrap, and she is seated on a crimson cushion. Behind her are two tree trunks and foliage. Her right arms rests on the shoulders of a black page dressed in yellow and blue, who holds in his arms a small brown and white dog.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.75in
  • Width: 4.625in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
Louise de Keroualle was aged only nine when Louis Hans died, so if the miniature is correctly ascribed to him on the ground of its similarity to 725-1882, it cannot depict her (Catalogue of the Jones Collection, Part III, by Basil Long).
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
726-1882

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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