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An unknown woman with a cat

Oil Painting
ca. 1690 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small oil painting on wood entitled 'An Unknown Woman', the woman facing to her right wearing a striped scarf draped over her head and neckline, with a cat in her lap.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAn unknown woman with a cat (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on panel
Brief description
British School. An unknown woman with a cat. Oil painting on wood, ca. 1690.
Physical description
Small oil painting on wood entitled 'An Unknown Woman', the woman facing to her right wearing a striped scarf draped over her head and neckline, with a cat in her lap.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 6.5in
  • Estimate width: 5.25in
Dimensions taken from Summary catalogue of British Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973
Style
Object history
Purchased, 1937
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Accession number
P.36-1937

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Record createdApril 25, 2007
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