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The image displays a woman's upper body, with her facing forward and slightly turned to the side. She has curly hair, styled in ringlets. The woman has delicate eyes, a straight nose, and a subtle smile. She wears an elegant gown with puffed sleeves and a ruffled neckline, adorned with ornate details. She also wears a single-strand pearl necklace. The background features a textured surface encased in an intricate frame.
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The image displays a woman's upper body, with her facing forward and slightly turned to the side. She has curly hair, styled in ringlets. The woman has delicate eyes, a straight nose, and a subtle smile. She wears an elegant gown with puffed sleeves and a ruffled neckline, adorned with ornate details. She also wears a single-strand pearl necklace. The background features a textured surface encased in an intricate frame.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anne Sophie Herbert, comtesse de Carnarvon

Jean Morin after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Medium
etching, engraving, and stippling on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29 x 23.3 cm (11 7/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1984.25.10
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • female
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • stipple
  • Herbert, Anne Sophie
Inscription

lower left in plate Ant van Dyck pinx; lower right in plate: I Morin scul cum priu Reg; lower center indecipherable inscription in brown ink

Watermarks

(H/P watermarks 9 & 10?)

NGA object ID 63234. 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.