A black, red, and white chalk portrait of an aristocratic white woman gazing at the viewer. She has red flowers in her curly hair, a neck ruff, and pearl earrings. A black, red, and white chalk portrait of an aristocratic white woman gazing at the viewer. She has red flowers in her curly hair, a neck ruff, and pearl earrings. A black, red, and white chalk portrait of an aristocratic white woman gazing at the viewer. She has red flowers in her curly hair, a neck ruff, and pearl earrings.

Ottavio Leoni

Portrait of the Signora Licinia Leni, Marchesa Martinenghi,

Maker

Title

Portrait of the Signora Licinia Leni, Marchesa Martinenghi

Medium

chalk

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink: "Orig. de V.z" and "1646" [altered in pen and ink probably in the 19th century]

Verso: Inscribed in pen and ink: "S.ra Licinia Leni marchesa Martinenghi"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Primarosa 2017, no. 577

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

21.275

Portrait of the Signora Licinia Leni, Marchesa Martinenghi

Inscribed in pen and ink: "Orig. de V.z" and "1646" [altered in pen and ink probably in the 19th century]

Verso: Inscribed in pen and ink: "S.ra Licinia Leni marchesa Martinenghi"

Primarosa 2017, no. 577

Publications

Exhibition History

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