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

1767
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Helena Fourment, Rubens' second wife, wearing a fur coat over her shoulders
  • Artist: Thomas Chambars (Irish, ca. 1724–1789 London)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Richard Earlom (British, London 1743–1822 London)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Sitter: Helena Fourment (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1673 Brussels)
  • Date: 1767
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 19 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (50.2 × 36.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7539
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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