Portrait of a Woman by Unknown Artist. A bust-length portrait of a woman with high-piled hair, wearing an embroidered red gown and a dark, ermine-lined cloak against a near-black background.

Portrait of a Woman

Unknown Artist

1690 · Oil Paint, Canvas

An elegant late 17th-century portrait of a noblewoman in a rich ermine-lined gown.

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Where it works

A weightier piece with steady character with softened warm notes — supports a polished room with depth.

Often works in
Dining Room · Library · Study
Placement
Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
Walls
Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
Color notes
Charcoal black, Soft gray

About the piece

Dating to approximately 1690, this oil portrait captures the formal elegance of the late Baroque period. The sitter is depicted with a powdered fontange hairstyle and dressed in a sumptuously embroidered red bodice, wrapped in a dark cloak lined with ermine—a traditional symbol of status and nobility.