The image is an engraving of a woman from the waist up, seated with her body facing forward. She has a serene expression, arched eyebrows, full lips, slightly wavy hair reaching her shoulders, and wears a large, flowing garment with voluminous sleeves and a gathered neckline. She holds a small object in her right hand. The frame features two cherubs at the bottom corners, different ornate elements in their hands. In the background, there is a circular opening showing a classic architectural structure resembling a tower. The background also includes symbolic objects and classical motifs.
Read the visual description

The image is an engraving of a woman from the waist up, seated with her body facing forward. She has a serene expression, arched eyebrows, full lips, slightly wavy hair reaching her shoulders, and wears a large, flowing garment with voluminous sleeves and a gathered neckline. She holds a small object in her right hand. The frame features two cherubs at the bottom corners, different ornate elements in their hands. In the background, there is a circular opening showing a classic architectural structure resembling a tower. The background also includes symbolic objects and classical motifs.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anna Maria van Schurman

Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen

Date
after 1657
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within platemark): 30.9 × 24.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2021.39.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Woman
  • Portrait
  • Cherub
  • Writing
  • Frame
Provenance

Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, duplicate stamp (Lugt 1606, 2922, and 4957). (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Inscription

recto: in plate in oval frame at top: ANNA MARIA ASCHURMAN; in plate, below image, at left: Cornelius Ionson von Ceulen Pinxit; in plate, below image, at bottom: Clemendt de Ionghe excudebat; in plate, below image, at right: C. v. Dalen Iunior sculpsit; verso: none

Marks

recto: none; verso: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (L. 1606, L. 2922, and L.4957)

NGA object ID 222919. 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.