print
- Museum number
- 1879,0614.647
- Title
- Object: Portrait of a woman
- Description
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Portrait of a woman, previously identified as Rubens' wife; half-length, turned to the left, arms folded on her stomach, hair dressed with pearls and flowers, wearing a pearl necklace and a dress with a lace collar; with remarque of a rose; artist's proof. 1876
Etching
- Production date
- 1876
- Dimensions
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Height: 468 millimetres (slightly trimmed)
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Width: 328 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Declared to the Printsellers' Association, 30 May 1876.
After a portrait painting by Rubens in the Royal Collection Trust, inventory no. RCIN 400118. The painting was once believed to depict Rubens's wife, Helena Fourment, but is now believed to depict someone in her family, possibly another Fourment sister, Elizabeth (born 1606). As communicated by Jacinto Regalado (via email, July 2017).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1879
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1879,0614.647