Oval portrait of a lady, 1679

Title

Oval portrait of a lady

Draughtsman

• Matthäus Merian the Younger

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• pastel chalk
• paper

Technique

• pastel

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Matthaeus Merian. / Fecit An° i679

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1867

Genre

• portrait

Primary

• 61BB2(+52) historical persons - BB - woman (+ (full) bust portrait)