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Mary Villiers, Duchess of Lennox

1645–50
Not on view
Portrait of Mary Villiers, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, half-length against a landscape in the background, turned to the left, but looking towards the viewer, wearing a dress and scarf, pearl necklace, and earpendants and jewelry around the waist and upper left arm, holding a rose in her right hand at the level of her chest and two roses with the left on her lap

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary Villiers, Duchess of Lennox
  • Series/Portfolio: Icones Principum Virorum
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Publisher: Johannes Meyssens (Flemish, Brussels 1612–1670 Antwerp)
  • Sitter: Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (British, 1622–1685)
  • Date: 1645–50
  • Medium: Etching; second state of five (NH)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 5/16 in. (25.3 × 18.6 cm) cut within the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.216
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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