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Christina of Sweden

Print
mid 17th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Richard Collin (engraver)
Johannes Meyssens (publisher)
Sébastien Bourdon (artist)
Place of origin
Belgium (published)

Print, portrait of a woman, head and shoulders, facing half left, upon a pedestal.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleChristina of Sweden (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Christina of Sweden, engraving by Richard Collin after Sébastien Bourdon, mid-17th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a woman, head and shoulders, facing half left, upon a pedestal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm (cut)
  • Width: 11.7cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Flemish School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Bourdon pin. R. Collin sc. Joa. Meyssens exc.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
  • (With the mark of the collection of Sydney Vacher (1854-1935) (Lugt 2376) )
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Queen
Christina
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.213-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O567356/christina-of-sweden-print-richard-collin/
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