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possibly Flemish School, Unknown Woman
Photo courtesy of Dave Penman (All rights reserved)
Details
- Country House
- Doddington Hall
- Title(s)
- Unknown Woman
- Date
- ? c.1620–50
- Location
- Brown Parlour
- Medium and support
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- Overall height: 25 cm, Overall width: 19.5 cm
- Artist
- possibly Flemish School
- Catalogue Number
- DN11
Description
The provenance of the portrait and the identity of the sitter are unknown. A possible clue to her identity is provided by the coat of arms in the upper right corner. Although it has yet to be identified, a speculation is that it might relate in some way to the city of Amsterdam, which has a coat of arms featuring three silver crosses of St Andrew on a red ground.