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The image shows an engraving of a woman from the waist up. She is facing forward with long curly hair falling past her shoulders. The woman's facial features include a distinct nose, almond-shaped eyes, and slightly arched eyebrows. She is dressed in a dark, intricately patterned garment with a ruffled collar and an embroidered detail on the chest. She wears a light-colored shawl or cape around her shoulders. The frame of the image includes floral and leaf designs, with the inscription "AN. MARIA VAN SCHURMAN" visible.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Anna Maria van Schurman
Paulus Lesire
- Date
- 1643
- Medium
- engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 9.6 × 7.7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Print · Historical Portrait
- Accession number
- 1950.14.1067
- 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)
NGA object ID 38705. 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.