Portrait of a Lady

Provenance

Possibly Prince Demidoff, San Donato, near Florence.[1] Probably the family of Count Filicaja (or Filicaia), Arezzo, until 1902;[2] purchased by Henry Osborne Havemeyer [d. 1907], New York, 1902;[3] by inheritance to his wife, Mrs. Henry Osborne Havemeyer [née Louisine Waldron Elder, d. 1929], New York; (sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, 10 April 1930, no. 54, as by Ludger tom Ring); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[4] gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Unverified, but mentioned in a letter of 21 April 1930 from Helena A. Dillingham, for the estate of Louisine W. Havemeyer, to Mary Bullard, in NGA curatorial files, and in the catalogue of the American Art Association sale of 10 April 1930. (See also: "Havemeyer Sale Brings $296,699 For Parts I and III." _Art News_ 28 (19 April): 4. [2] Letter of 29 March 1943 from Mary Bullard, Chester Dale's secretary, to John Walker, in NGA curatorial files, also letter of Helena A. Dillingham cited in note 1 above. [3] Letter of 21 April 1930 form Helena A. Dillingham to Mary Bullard cited in note 1 above. [4] Handwritten annotation in NGA copy of the sales catalogue.

Portrait of a Lady

German 16th Century

1532

Accession Number

1942.16.3

Medium

tempera on panel

Dimensions

overall: 44.2 × 31.7 cm (17 3/8 × 12 1/2 in.) | framed: 59.06 × 46.99 × 6.99 cm (23 1/4 × 18 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection