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Portrait of a Young Woman in Satin
(Baroque Europe )
Dressed in satin with a pearl choker in the fashion popular during the late 1600s, this young, aristocratic lady sits before a wild landscape that suggests the park of a vast estate. Below her elbow on a rock is a butterfly identified as a Red Admiral; its prominence suggests that it has some special meaning for her. Haagen was influenced by Netscher and worked principally for members of the aristocratic Pfalz-Neuburg family at different residences in central Europe.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1944 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; varnish removed or reduced |
| 2/5/1962 | Treatment | coated; other |
| 7/1/1988 | Treatment | coated; filled; inpainted; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
| 4/13/1992 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Germany, Neuburg
(Place of Origin)
Netherlands, Delft (Place of Origin)
Measurements
19 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (49.2 x 40 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1909
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: 17th-Century Dutch Cabinet Rooms
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.265