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English woman with a handkerchief in her hand
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English woman with a handkerchief in her hand

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1638 - 1640 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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English woman, with hanging curly hair and parting in the middle, a cap with turned-back brim on the forehead which widens on both sides of the face and sticks out to the outside. Dressed in a gown consisting of a short, open bodice with V-neck, high waist, skirt with various panels, wide long sleeves and bodice piece, on a long, ample, open skirt slightly dragging on the ground. Light-colored underskirt. Around the neck a thin, tightly buttoned cord with hanging ends. Over the décolleté a double-folded unadorned, transparent neckerchief, which is closed in the middle front with a jewel and a bow. Below a flat, wide collar that hangs over the shoulders. Whether the bodice is laced over the bodice piece, or the bodice piece is decorated with diagonally placed ribbons with a bow at the bottom. Double, finely pleated, turned-back cuffs. The underskirt is decorated in the middle front with two vertically, against each other placed scalloped strips of lace or passementerie. No.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineEngelse vrouw met zakdoek in de hand. 1638 - 1640. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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