Maria Klementyna Sobieska
Medium
engraving and etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 43.5 x 31 cm (17 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.) sheet: 43.9 x 31.5 cm (17 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2010.31.1
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant portrait engraving *Maria Klementyna Sobieska*, around 1720 by the masterful French engraver Pierre-Imbert Det after a painting by Antonio David. This exquisite print captures the poised likeness of Maria Klementyna Sobieska, a Polish noblewoman born into the illustrious Sobieski family—descendants of King John III Sobieski. At just 43.5 x 31 cm, it exemplifies the refined portraiture of the early 18th century, housed in the National Gallery of Art thanks to the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. Historically, this image coincides with a pivotal moment in European nobility: Maria Kle...