Portrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D

Look closely at Portrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D. Engraving of a seated woman wearing a period fabric ruff collar that extends outward beyond her ears.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Which detail would have made someone stop and look at this print? The Art Institute dates Portrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D to c. 1757.

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A CLOSER LOOK

Pieter Tanjé (Dutch, 1706-1761) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640) made this print. The museum dates it c. 1757.

The original museum record has the full image, attribution, and catalog details. Return to the work after reading its record and see what you notice.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Art Institute of ChicagoPortrait of a Sixty-year-old Woman, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de D

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