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The image is a portrait of a woman from the shoulders up. She is facing slightly to her left, with a calm expression. She has long, curly hair and is dressed in attire with a high collar and a dark bow at the neckline, as well as a draped garment with wide sleeves. The background is plain with a curved border, and the bottom of the portrait includes a dedication with the name "Amelia Elisabetha, D.G. Hassiae Landgravia" and additional titles.
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The image is a portrait of a woman from the shoulders up. She is facing slightly to her left, with a calm expression. She has long, curly hair and is dressed in attire with a high collar and a dark bow at the neckline, as well as a draped garment with wide sleeves. The background is plain with a curved border, and the bottom of the portrait includes a dedication with the name "Amelia Elisabetha, D.G. Hassiae Landgravia" and additional titles.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amelia Elizabeth, Countess of Hesse

Ludwig von Siegen

Date
1642
Medium
mezzotint on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 38.9 × 31.1 cm (15 5/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.8248
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Portrait
  • Dress
  • Writing
Provenance

Brentano-Birckenstock Collection, Vienna and Frankfurt (Lugt 345). Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), London and Fonthill (Lugt 151); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; given to the NGA, 1943.

Inscription

recto: in plate, below image: AMELIA ELISABETHA, D.G. HASSIAE LANDGRAVIA etc. / COMITISSA HANOVIAE MVNTZENB:; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: G16881 / C8066 / KK1464; at lower right in graphite in later hand: 15 / C2508

Marks

recto: none; verso: Alfred Morrison (Lugt 151); Brentano-Birckenstock Collection (Lugt 345); Lessing J. Rosenwald; and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

partial fleur de lis in circle surmounted by crown

NGA object ID 10744. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.