"portrait of béatrice de cusance, princess of cantecroix (1614?63)
oil on paper, laid on oak panel, unframed
this is a small, reduced copy after the large full-length portrait of béatrice de cusance, princess of cantecroix by van dyck (209 x 121. 6 cm. ), which has been in the royal collection since 1747. 1
the original portrait was most likely painted in 1634-35, during van dyck's 'second antwerp period. ' during this time he spent just over a year in brussels - possibly from october 1633, and certainly from the beginning of 1634, until mid-march 1635. It is most likely that his portrait of béatrice was painted at that time, when she was living in brussels. The full-length portrait was engraved, in reverse, in three-quarter-length format by pieter de jode the younger, with a legend identifying the sitter. There is in fact a small 'grisaille' version of the painting attributed to van dyck's studio, in the musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie, troyes (inv. No. D. 55-3; on paper glued on panel; 31 x 26 cm. ) which most probably served as the model for the print. 2 though the present work resembles this 'grisaille' more closely in size and format, the expression of the sitter is closer to that of the original. The pale silk dress beneath a black gown found in the full-length, however, has been exchanged here for blue silk, and the rest of the dress is unfinished. 1 https://www. Royalcollection. Org. Uk/collection/404404/beatrice-de-cusance-princess-of-cantecroix-and-duchess-of-lorraine-1614-63
2 https://rkd. Nl/explore/images/18204
unframed: 32 x 24. 2 cm.;12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. " [1]
auction: sotheby's, london, 13 september 2018, old master copies online, lot 44 [2].
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