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| Title | Portrait of a Lady | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Attributed to Pickenoy, Nicolaes Eliasz. (Dutch painter, ca. 1588-ca. 1655) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1630 | |
| Date Latest | about 1640 | |
| Description | Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy was the leading portrait painter in Amsterdam until the rise of Rembrandt in the 1630s. His smooth hard, bright technique is particularly effective for describing details of dress and textiles. His style varied only slightly. He rarely signed his paintings. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1973P8 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.8´73 | |
| Subject | portrait | |
| Measurements | 103.7 x 76.7 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by the Alexander Bequest through the National Art-Collections Fund 1973. | |
| Provenance | Alexander collection; Miss Jean Alexander. | |
| Publications | 'Recent Museum Acquisitions', Burlington Magazine, vol. (?), August, 1973; Apollo, vol. (?), August, 1973; Wright, C., Images of a Golden Age, 1989, p. 260; Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 56, ill. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |