Dutch School, 17th Century Wedding Portrait of a Woman

Description:

Dutch School, 17th Century

Wedding Portrait of a Woman
Signed indistinctly, perhaps "J.S. K.../fecit," u.l.
Oil on copper, 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (15.5 x 10.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Loss to painted surface l.r. corner, scattered retouch, craquelure, surface grime, copper panel mounted to paperboard support.

N.B. This small oil was probably one of a pair of portraits commemorating a wedding. The woman holds a pink, or carnation, symbol of love and marriage, and one can see a gold ring on her finger. There would have been a pendant portrait of her husband. The great delicacy of the rendering of the lace and fine modeling of the face and hand are reminiscent of an artist specializing in miniatures.
Estimate $500-700


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