About this artwork
This lady is the only female in de Braij’s group of four portraits of a Dutch family in the Scottish National Gallery. The inscription on the bottom left of the panel states that she is forty-seven years old, and that the portrait was painted in 1663. Her round features are rendered with a lively touch, and her eyes have a vitality that is testimony to de Braij’s skill as a portraitist. Her matron’s cap signals her position as a married woman.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Jan de Braij (de Bray)Dutch (1626/7 - 1697)
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title:Portrait of a Woman (Aged 47)
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date created:Dated 1663
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:Image (oval): 23.50 x 17.40 cm; Framed: 54.80 x 31.50 x 7.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequest of Mrs Nisbet Hamilton Ogilvy of Biel 1921
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accession number:NG 1501
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Jan de Braij (de Bray)
Jan de Braij (de Bray)
Based in Haarlem, De Braij painted portraits, history pictures and mythological scenes. He trained with his father, Salomon, a painter and architect. Jan de Braij was commissioned to paint group portraits, individuals and families. Apart from two years in Amsterdam, he spent his whole career in...
