Print Description
A three-quarter length portrait of Rachel, Countess of Middlesex, wearing a silk dress embellished with pearls, and holding flowers.
Made by P. Lombart after Anthony Van Dyck.
Medium: Handcoloured line and stipple engraving. on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 29.4 x 41.6 cm (11.57 x 16.38 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 36 cm. (10.04 x 14.17 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling and some creasing. Attached to a carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PORTRAIT-RACHEL-COUNTESS MIDDLESEX-PEARL | DPO-PCO-B1-06
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This print from a series of similar portrait of countesses. Second state, with lettering and privilege added. Ref: O’Donoghue 1, New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 255.II (Van Dyck).
Biography engraver: Pierre Lombart (1612/13-1681) was a French engraver who worked in London through the Interregnum. Despite being the finest engraver in England in these years, much about his life is still obscure. He made his will in Paris on 30 October 1681, when his age was given as 69, and died later that day.
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