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Anglo Flemish, England

Portrait of a Lady of the Hampden Family, ca. 1610

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Anglo

Title

Portrait of a Lady of the Hampden Family

Year

ca. 1610

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

201.3 x 120 cm (79 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches)

Place

England

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

42.283

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

The Facts of Life

June 24 - October 23, 1988

European Galleries

This aristocratic young woman is believed to be a member of the Hampden family of Buckinghamshire, England. Posed before an enclosed garden—a traditional indication of virginity—she is presented as a maiden anticipating marital happiness. The portrait is both daring and aspirational: loose hair would not have been worn in public, and a low-cut bodice was only appropriate for court dress. Her lavishly embroidered, pearl-encrusted gown resembles costumes worn in elaborate entertainments that were performed for Queen Elizabeth I and her successor, James I.

Although the artist has not been firmly identified, this theatrically staged style of portraiture was practiced by Robert Peake, John de Critz, and Marcus Geeraerts, the younger—all of whom were closely associated with the English court.

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