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ANTIQUE #SA454746

Portrait Of A Lady, Dutch C.1700; Circle Of Gerrit Alberts (1663-1757)

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Titan Fine Art

Oil on canvas.
 
Portrait of an Elegant Lady, Dutch c.1700, oil on canvas
 
Circle of Gerrit Alberts (1663-1757)
 
Beautifully and meticulously rendered throughout this beautiful sitter has been depicted in a silver silk dress and a luxurious crimson mantle. The ‘fontange coiffure’ hairstyle as seen in this portrait was popular around 1700. At first the style consisted of a small pile of curled hair with ribbons and bows just above the forehead, small curls over the temples called ''confidents,'' with long curls falling over one shoulder.
 
On the stretcher is a handwritten inscription in Dutch “oudheidkundig genootschap” which could be the Royal Antiquarian Society that was an association founded in Amsterdam in 1858 to promote the knowledge of the past by establishing and maintaining collections in archaeology and history. They own a large collection of tens of thousands of objects of history and art, such as paintings, furniture, textiles, books, drawings and prints, plates...
Antique SA454746 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Titan Fine Art
Specialist in 17th & 18thC portraits. Highly curated selection, museum-level research & pro conservation. Exceptional art, expertly vetted.
London
United Kingdom
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STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD