Frances Stuart, Countess of Portland Engraved Portrait 1650

Wenceslaus Hollar, (After Anthony Van Dyke)

Publication Date: 1650

Art / Print / Poster Condition: Very Good

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Copper engraved portrait of; Frances Stuart, Countess of Portland. [2nd wife of the Earl]. Latin description below image followed by artist and engravers details and the date 1650. Measures 27 x 19 cm. Legend reads; "Illustris. Domina Dna. Maria Stuart Comitissa. Portlandiae Neylandiae". Portrait three-quarter length with hair in curls, pearl earrings, pearls around the neck and chest, wearing a low-cut dress with a fur stole, her left hand holding the stole in front of her right shoulder. Lovely clean condition with no stains, off white laid paper with beautiful large watermark in the paper showing a fleur-de-lys topping a shield. Original and genuine. *NOTE: We think this is the 2nd state (of 3) as the publishers name has been scratched out off the plate. This matches another copy in the Metropolitan Museum in New York & a copy in the Nat Portrait Gallery in London, there is also one less flattering of her facing left. We believe there are no known preparatory sketches or a related painting that survives and the original copper plate no longer exists. Seller Inventory # A257

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Title: Frances Stuart, Countess of Portland ...

Publication Date: 1650

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: W. Hollar.

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Limited Edition

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