Mrs. Vanderbank
ca. 1730
Medium
Enamel
Dimensions
Oval, 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (35 x 38 mm)
Classification
Miniatures
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888–95
Accession Number
95.14.99
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of European miniatures, *Mrs. Vanderbank* a delicate enamel portrait by Christian Friedrich Zincke, around 1730. Zincke, a German-born artist who became enamel painter to King George II in England, specialized in these diminutive yet exquisite likenesses. This oval piece, measuring just 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches, captures poised elegance of its subject, a woman of early 18th-century society reflecting the refined tastes of the Georgian era. Enamel, the medium here, was a prized technique for miniatures, involving finely ground glass pigments p...