Portrait of a Woman near a Fountain, a Rose in Her Hand
Medium
lead point with accents in black ink on vellum
Dimensions
image: 22 × 18.9 cm · support: 33.2 × 25.7 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
2019.13
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
The Dutch artist Johann Thopas made meticulous drawn portraits of merchants and intellectuals in the Dutch city of Assendelft. His drawn portraits—made faster and for less expense than painted portraits—appealed to middle-class patrons, as did his unique style combining naturalistic likenesses with elaborate background settings. Using a combination of leadpoint and ink, Thopas achieved remarkable tonal subtlety in this image of a well-dressed woman holding a flower in front of an ornate neoclass...