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Portrait of an unknown woman

Portrait Miniature
ca. 1620-30 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval painted portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed black hat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of an unknown woman (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on vellum
Brief description
Portrait miniature of an unknown woman, c. 1620-30, watercolour on vellum, painted by Laurence Hilliard (1581?-ca. 1640).
Physical description
Oval painted portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed black hat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55mm
  • Width: 46mm
Style
Credit line
Transferred from the British Museum
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955.
Collection
Accession number
P.23-1942

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Record createdJuly 14, 2003
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