Portrait of a Lady
ca. 1710
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
41 1/4 x 32 3/4 in. (104.8 x 83.2 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1972
Accession Number
1972.263.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of colonial America with *Portrait of a Lady* by Gerrit Duyck, painted around 1710. This oil-on-wood panel captures the poised essence of early 18th-century New York society, where Duyckinck, a skilled member of a prominent family of painters, created intimate likenesses for the emerging merchant class. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, it reflects the cultural aspirations of a young nation drawing from European traditions while forging its own identity. Measuring 41¼ × 32¾ inches, the portrait exemplifies the technical precision of oil on w...