Artist
Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649)French, 1590–1649
CultureFrench
Titles
- Portrait of a Woman wearing Pearls and a Crown of Flowers
Datec. 1632–1635
MediumPastel on beige laid paper
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 5/16 in. (27.4 × 21.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Endowment
Object number2021.726
Non exposé
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[1] According to an inventory (inventaire après décès) drawn up upon Vouet’s death, dated 3 July 1649: “no. 293: Item ung livre relié en veau doré …, chargé des armes du Roy de France, dans lequel il y a soixante-quattre feuilles tant de portraits au pastel que autres choses dudit deffunt Vouet…” and “no. 294: Item un autre livre dans lequel y a quinze testes de portraits designes par led. deffunt.”
Exhibition HistoryNone noted for this portrait.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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None known
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