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Helena Forman, second Wife of Rubens

1748–74
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Helena Forman, second Wife of Rubens
  • Engraver: Anonymous, British, 18th century
  • Artist: Either after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Artist: Or after Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, Utrecht 1571–1638 Utrecht)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Sitter: Susanna Lunden (Flemish, 1599–1628)
  • Sitter: Wrongly said to represent Helena Fourment (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1673 Brussels)
  • Published in: Amsterdam
  • Date: 1748–74
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (15 × 11.4 cm)
    Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.7 × 13.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.1460
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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