The image presents an engraved portrait of a woman from the waist up. She is situated with her body facing slightly to the viewer's left, with her arms resting in front of her on a stringed musical instrument. The woman has a full face of hair, including a beard, wavy hair that extends beyond her shoulders, and wears a garment with large sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a wide collar adorned with a decorative bow. She is seated in front of a musical instrument resembling a zither or dulcimer on a table. The background features detailed lines for texture, and the bottom of the image includes a block of text in a foreign script.
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The image presents an engraved portrait of a woman from the waist up. She is situated with her body facing slightly to the viewer's left, with her arms resting in front of her on a stringed musical instrument. The woman has a full face of hair, including a beard, wavy hair that extends beyond her shoulders, and wears a garment with large sleeves, a fitted bodice, and a wide collar adorned with a decorative bow. She is seated in front of a musical instrument resembling a zither or dulcimer on a table. The background features detailed lines for texture, and the bottom of the image includes a block of text in a foreign script.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Barbara van Beck

after Isaac Brun

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 14.5 × 10.8 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.1188
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • German
Provenance

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 38826. 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.