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Mary Villiers, Dutchess of Lennox and Richmond

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Anthony van Dyck Flemish
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 earrings 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. after Van Dyck

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary Villiers, Dutchess of Lennox and Richmond
  • Series/Portfolio: Icones Principum Virorum
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Sitter: Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (British, 1622–1685)
  • Date: 1645–50
  • Medium: Etching; fourth state of five
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 1/4 in. (24 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.621.33
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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