The image depicts a person standing upright. The individual is turned slightly to the right, looking directly at the viewer with a composed expression. They have medium-length, wavy hair, delicate features, and are dressed in elaborate attire with intricate details. They wear a bracelet on their right wrist and hold a circular pendant in their right hand. In the background, there is a heavy drapery to the right and a window to the left showing a structure outside. A small table beneath the window holds an open book and scattered papers.
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The image depicts a person standing upright. The individual is turned slightly to the right, looking directly at the viewer with a composed expression. They have medium-length, wavy hair, delicate features, and are dressed in elaborate attire with intricate details. They wear a bracelet on their right wrist and hold a circular pendant in their right hand. In the background, there is a heavy drapery to the right and a window to the left showing a structure outside. A small table beneath the window holds an open book and scattered papers.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anna Maria van Schurman

Theodor Matham, after Anna Maria van Schurman

Date
c. 1637-1676
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 16.9 × 12.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.1066
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
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.

Marks

W. B. Dukes (L.2757a); Hermann Marx (L.2816a)

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