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Noble Woman of Brabant / A Brussels or Brabantine Lady
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Noble lady from Brabant, seen from the back at an angle, turned to the left. A dark, soft-falling headscarf over the hair with a veil for the face. Double neckerchief, trimmed with strips of lace. Gown with wide sleeves and pleated skirt over a bum pad. The side seams of the bodice, decorated on the back with strips of lace, which also appear on the lower arm. In the left hand a fur muff, handkerchief and rosary.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineNobilis Mulier Brabantica / Ein Brüsselsche oder Brabandische Dame. 1649. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.