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Florentine School, early 17th Century Portrait of a lady, head and shoulders, in a white ruff, embroidered dress and with a feathered aigrette in her hair, wearing pearls oil on canvas, unframed 64 x 47cm (25 x 18in)
Other Notes: The sitter is likely to be a member of the Medici or Habsburg families.
Oil on canvas which has been stretched over a secondary, coarse weave canvas. The tension of the original canvas is poor with undulations across the surface. The canvas has a hole near the bottom edge and old tears across the surface which have been repaired and repainted. There are areas of overpaint across the painting. There are residues of an old varnish present. The upper varnish layers are glossy and slightly discoloured.

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