"louise de keroualle, the duchess of portsmouth, sits in front of a window open to a lush landscape. Her loosely draped blue silk dress reveals the creamy skin of her chest and neck. In a pose both sensual and elegant, with her head slightly turned, louise de keroualle looks down at the viewer as she plays with a thick, lush strand of her abundant hair. Her features--almond-shaped eyes, gently arched eyebrows, a straight nose, and full red lips--epitomized ideal beauty of the late 1600s. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between circa 1671 and circa 1674. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth. Collection: Getty Center. Peter Lely - Portrait of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth - 78.PA.223 - J. Paul Getty Museum
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