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Dutch School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Devout Woman

Mid-19th Century

$1,450
£1,093.21
€1,278.42
CA$2,052.33
A$2,089.28
CHF 1,203.18
MX$25,177.76
NOK 13,965.61
SEK 14,090.43
DKK 9,555.23

About the Item

This mid-19th century portrait (circa. 1850) depicts a respectable middle-class woman from Northern Europe, possibly of Dutch or Flemish origin. She wears a dark wool dress with a white muslin fichu secured by a brooch, and a white lace mob cap tied with a pale blue ribbon, a style typical of regional dress in the Netherlands and surrounding areas during this period. Her jewellery - including a cross pendant, drop earrings, and several rings - suggests social status and religious devotion. The sitter rests her hand on a leather-bound Bible, a common motif in bourgeois portraiture used to emphasise piety, literacy, and moral respectability. Unsigned. Well presented in an ornate gilt frame. On canvas on stretchers. Image size: 78.5 x 58.5cm.
  • Creation Year:
    Mid-19th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38.59 in (98 cm)Width: 30.71 in (78 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Abrasions and craquelure throughout, with scratches upper left/centre right and craquelure to the dress. Canvas slightly slack. UV shows minor overpainting. Frame has scuffs, chips, indentations, treated woodworm, now pest free.
  • Gallery Location:
    Corsham, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: sw3821stDibs: LU881317950142

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