17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Lady

17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A LadyA charming mid 17th century Dutch school portrait of a lady wearing a black dress with a white collar and bonnet. This exquisite piece is a window into a time gone by when Amsterdam was alive with new cultural experiences, vast new buildings, and a wealthy middle class. Who is this lady? Her identity has been lost over time but she was clearly from a family with means. The portrait has been rendered beautifully by a well trained hand. Note the veins

which is a little earlier than the portrait

Medium: Pencil and ink drawing with watercolour and gouache Overall size: 8” x 11½” / 20cm x 29cmYear of creation: c

the details are breathtaking - from the tiny flecks of light on each eye through to the delicate outline around the gentleman’s mouth

Meyer often painted interior scenes with open doors and views through to windows

It represents some of the best British landscape painting of the period

given its age

There were 28 plates in total

Size 8” x 10” / 20cm x 25cm

It seems plausible that this coastline is somewhere in Italy but the Corbets did travel widely including to North Africa

A label on the reverse provides further information relating to its provenance

a woman stands on a small bridge as she looks across to the last of the evening’s sun

In this particular scene