Rubens, his wife Helena Fourment, and their Child

ca. 1770

Not on view

Rubens enjoyed a high reputation in Great Britain throughout the eighteenth century, and prints after his work were published in large numbers. This mezzotint by Phillips of Rubens's own family was the second of two such prints published in London after the charming domestic subject; the other was by James McArdell. The large full-length group portrait was first owned by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), it then remained in the family through the late nineteenth century and is now in the Met's collection (1981.238). The artist, his wife Helena, and one of their sons appear within an idealized version of the garden at Rubens's mansion in Antwerp, which survives to this day.

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Title: Rubens, his wife Helena Fourment, and their Child
Artist: Charles Phillips (British, 1737–1783)
Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Sitter: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Sitter: Helena Fourment (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1673 Brussels)
Sitter: Frans Rubens (Flemish, Antwerp 1633–1678)
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/8 x 11 in. (38.4 x 27.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1980
Object Number: 1980.1102
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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