Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Woman, possibly Elizabeth Boothby
Cornelis JonsonLinkedCulture matchlcp-b89b63fcbc74
- Date
- 1619
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Culture
- England, 17th century
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 147447
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Research suggests that this portrait may depict Elizabeth Boothby (1590–1658), daughter of a prominent London merchant. The jewels in her hair, the silver thread and expensive lace adorning her silk gown, and even the faux marble oval surrounding her image are all signs of wealth and status. Although painted in England, this portrait reflects the traditions of Dutch portraiture, evidence of the fluid artistic exchange that existed between the two countries. Jonson was born in London, received his artistic training in Amsterdam, and spent the last 20 years of his career in the Dutch Republic. For this prominent merchant's daughter, sparkling jewels and expensive lace were proud evidence of wealth.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Provenance
- By 1917: E. C. Knight, London (sale: Christie's, London, 29 Jan. 1917, no. 45, evidently bought in by family for 80 Gns.) | By 1947: Colonel G. M. Knight, consigned to Christie's, London, in 1947 | 1947: (Christie's, London, 17 Oct. 1947, no. 47, sold to Goldblatt for 90 Gns.) | 1947 - ?: Goldblatt | By 1971: Central Picture Galleries, New York, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin | 1971 - 1973: Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973. | 1973 -: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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English Portrait MiniaturesA collection of portrait miniatures from 17th-18th century England, predominantly featuring watercolor on ivory or graphite and wash techniques, representing the tradition of intimate personal portraiture in miniature fo
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