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Elegant lady with handkerchief
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Elegant lady with handkerchief

anonymous · 1619 - 1652 · engraving; paper

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

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Lady, dressed according to fashion of ca. 1620, standing in landscape, seen from the front, slightly turned to the right. She wears a winged costume, of which the bodice has a wide low rounding, and a pleated skirt (over a hip roll). The narrow sleeves are trimmed with large funnel-shaped lace cuffs. Around her neck a wide millstone collar, trimmed with lace. On her head a bow cap or diadem cap. In her right hand she holds a handkerchief.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineElegante dame met zakdoek. 1619 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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