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The image features an engraving of a person standing behind a zither on a table with a cloth. The person has long hair and a beard, wearing a dress with intricate details. A dog with a collar is present on the left. Background elements include a railing, balusters, columns, and an inscription above the person's head.
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The image features an engraving of a person standing behind a zither on a table with a cloth. The person has long hair and a beard, wearing a dress with intricate details. A dog with a collar is present on the left. Background elements include a railing, balusters, columns, and an inscription above the person's head.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Barbara van Beck, A Bearded Lady

after Isaac Brun

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16.3 × 19.9 cm (6 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.1189
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

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 38827. 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.