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Portrait of Helena Fourment, Rubens' second wife, wearing a fur coat over her shoulders

ca. 1786–1815
Not on view
An oval composition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Helena Fourment, Rubens' second wife, wearing a fur coat over her shoulders
  • Artist: Jakob Mettenleiter (German, Grosskuchen 1750–1825 St. Petersburg)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: F. X. Stöckl (Austrian, active Vienna, 1763–1815)
  • Sitter: Helena Fourment (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1673 Brussels)
  • Published in: Vienna
  • Date: ca. 1786–1815
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (32.8 × 22.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7541
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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