DrawingsFlemish16th century

Profile Portrait of a Lady

16th century

Artists

Frans Pourbus, the YoungerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and red chalk and touches of white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in wetted red chalk and on right edge a brighter wetted right chalk with dots of white opaque watercolor

Culture

Flemish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.9 x 9.5 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (L. 1450, without his mark), his sale; [de Vries, Brondgeest, Engelberts and Roos, Amsterdam, 30 October 1833, album L, lot 21], sold; to de Vries. Edward Bouverie, (L. 325/6, without his mark). John Postle Heseltine, London (L. 1507, without his mark). Schaeffer Galleries, New York. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1979. NOTE: Nicholas Turner believes Lugt marks 325 and 326 belong to John Bouverie a cousin of Edward. A complete explanation may be found in the 2010 edition of "Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & Estampes."

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