Image

Henri Gascard

Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Fortune
Now On View

Description

Maker

Attributed to Henri Gascard (French, 1634-1701)

Title

Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Fortune

Year

ca. 1674-1679

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: England

Dimensions

195.6 x 109.2 cm (77 x 43 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Julius H. Weitzner

Object Number

55.152

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman
Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered
Nov 01, 2019 – May 01, 2021
European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This ideal of aristocratic female beauty was celebrated in England under the reign of King Charles II, and shared in dozens of portraits of his numerous mistresses. The identity of this woman is not known, but her oval face, long nose, languid gaze, and sumptuous costume proclaim her resemblance to the Windsor Beauties, the countesses and duchesses whom the king commissioned Peter Lely to paint in the late 1660s. Crowned by a garland, she is portrayed with the attributes of Fortune. The globe signifies chance, and the movement of her floating drapery represents fate’s constant shifts.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994

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Tombstone

Attributed to Henri Gascard (French, 1634-1701)
Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Fortune, ca. 1674-1679
Oil on canvas
195.6 x 109.2 cm (77 x 43 inches)
Gift of Julius H. Weitzner 55.152

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