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| Portrait of a Woman(Dutch, Dordrecht 1616–1680 Amsterdam) |
Artist:Ferdinand Bol (Dutch, Dordrecht 1616–1680 Amsterdam)
Date:1642
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:34 3/8 x 28 in. (87.3 x 71.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
This is one of three portraits of women by Bol inscribed 1642, the earliest known date on paintings by him. The Dordrecht artist studied with Rembrandt about 1636–41, and then became one of Amsterdam’s most successful portraitists. Despite the rich display of lace and jewelry in this picture its most appealing aspect is the sitter’s sense of character, as in Rembrandt’s portraits of about the same time.
Provenance
sale, "Property of a Lady of Rank, and other sources," Christie's, London, February 25, 1893, no. 62, as "Portrait of a Lady, in black dress, lace collar and sleeves, holding a fan in her left hand," by F. Bol, signed and dated, for £346.10.0 to M. Colnaghi; [Wallis & Son, French Gallery, London, 1893; sold for £750 to Davis]; Theodore M. Davis, Newport, R.I. (1893–d. 1915; his estate, on loan to the MMA, 1915–30)
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