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| Title | Spanish Lady | |
| Collection | Alfred East Gallery, Kettering | |
| Artist | Portielje, Jan Frederick Pieter (Dutch painter, 1829-1895) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1850 | |
| Date Latest | 1895 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | This half-length portrait of a young woman is signed by the Dutch painter Jan Portielje. The woman wears gypsy-style clothing including a decorative head scarf, fringed shawl and jewellery. Her ringed finger denotes her marital status and this portrait may have been painted to commemorate her marriage. Her costume reflects the taste in mid-nineteenth-century Europe for images of women in exotic garb. Portielje painted a number of portraits in this fashion for Dutch and American clients. | |
| Current Accession Number | KETTKM:142 | |
| Inscription | front ur 'Portielje [...]' | |
| Subject | figure | |
| Measurements | 70.0 x 55 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Mrs J. Linnell 1951. | |
| Rights Owner | Alfred East Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Angela Smith | |