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Portrait of a lady in a lace collar.

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Paul van Somer, circle of (1576, Antwerp - 1621, London) Portrait of a lady in a lace collar. Oil on panel. 64 x 49.5 cm. Provenance Private collection, Switzerland The present portrait, depicting a court lady of the English court, refers to the studio and a circle of the Flemish artist Paul van Somer. The lady in a black velvet dress embroidered with silver threads and decorated, in the fashion of the early XVII century, with decorative cuts on the sleeves and decorated with fan-shaped lace collar, which entered in the English courtly fashion in 40-s of the 16 century and lasted until the 20s of the 17 century. There is also a necklace of gold rosettes, adorned with precious stones. In her hair we see plumes, gold rosette, similar to that of the dress, but smaller. Look completes a massive necklace of pearl strands bonded ring with a large carved medallion. According to the dress, the portrait can be dated to the first third of the XVII century, as in the 40s women's fashion has undergone a significant change. Paul van Somer, also known as Paulus van Somer, was Flemish by birth,. He arrived in London during James I of England, and soon became one of the leading portraitists serving at the royal court. To his hand belong some portraits of the king and courtiers. Not much is know about the artist. Karel van Manler wrote that van Somer was the brother of Baren van Someren and accompanied him in a trip in Italy and northern Europe. According to the RKD, between 1612-1614 years the artist lived in the house of Stephen de Gein in Leiden. The year 1616 Somer spent in Brussels, and then moved to London. Somer was one of the favorite artists of king James and Queen Anne. The artist came in England being already a mature master, soon after his arrival in Britain and presentation at the court Somer had become a privileged artist of Her Majesty, replacing John de Critz and Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, successors of the Elizabethan potrait tradition. The art of van Somer was closer to an Antwerp painting tradition than to the refined English portraiture of the early XVII century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Width: 19.49 in (49.5 cm)
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  • Circle Of:
    Circle of Paul van Somer
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  • Gallery Location:
    Tallinn, EE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2243213539172
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