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The image shows a woman facing the viewer. She has distinct facial features, long straight nose, and slightly pursed lips. Her hair is styled in a high, voluminous manner with tight curls gathered at the top. She is dressed in an elaborate garment with a large pleated collar around her neck. There are many small buttons on her clothing, and intricate patterns on the collar. She is holding a decorative fan in her right hand, and wearing earrings. The background has a lined pattern within a circular frame. Latin text surrounds the frame and there is Roman and Latin script at the bottom of the image.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Antonia Lotharingica
Crispijn de Passe I
- Date
- 1599
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- sheet: 13.8 × 10.6 cm (5 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Print · Historical Portrait
- Accession number
- 1950.14.60
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Dutch
Provenance
W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.
NGA object ID 37698. 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.