SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS (SIEGEN 1577 - ANTWERP 1640)
Portrait of a Woman
c.1625-30Oil on panel | 86.8 x 59.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400118
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1577–1640 PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN Oil on panel, c.1630 RCIN 400118 This striking portrait belonged to Rubens’ in-laws, and is assumed to represent a member of his family, which would explain its directness and informality. Rubens learned from Titian an ideal beauty of oval cheeks and almond eyes; he adds a fleshiness of his own in the dimples and the folds in the neck.
Acquired by George IV in 1818, when Prince Regent
Acquired by George IV in 1818, when Prince Regent