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RUBENS.
Louvre.
427. A whole-length Portrait of Jean of Austria, Grand
Duchess of Tuscany, daughter of the emperor Ferdinand and
mother of Marie de Medicis. She is magnificently apparelled
in silk, richly embroidered with gold and jewels.
1 st. 7 in. by 3 ft. 6 in.—C.
Engraved by Edelinck.
The preceding suite of twenty-three pictures were valued by the
Experts du Musee, in 1816, .... 5,190,000fs. 207,600/.
This valuation is, of course, merely imaginary.
428. A Portrait of Elizabeth de Bourbon, daughter of
Henry IV. of France, and consort of Philip IV. of Spain ;
her countenance, denoting twenty-six years of age, is seen in a
three-quarter view; fair complexion, with light hair, decked
with a crown of pearls ; she is dressed in blue satin, embroidered
with gold ornaments, ribbon sleeves, and a triple white ruff with
serated edges ; a massive chain, composed of pearls and other
jewels, is suspended in front, and a bow is attached with a brooch
of diamonds and pearls on her bosom. She is represented
sitting in an arm chair, covered with crimson velvet, holding a
bunch of roses in her right hand; part of a temple, of Grecian
architecture, forms the back-ground. A delicate and highly-
finished production.
3 ft. 4 in. by 2 st. 10 in.—P.
Valued by the Experts du Musee, in 1816, at 25,000fs. 1000^.
A duplicate of the preceding, also by Rubens, is in the collection
of Madame Hoffman, at Haerlem.
3 ft. ^in. by 2 st. 6 in.-—P.
A portrait of the same lady, very similar to the above, is in the
Marlborough Collection.
429. Portraits of Francis Snyders (the painter of animals),
and his Wife.
This picture was exhibited in the Louvre, in 1814, and was claimed
and restored in 1815.
RUBENS.
Louvre.
427. A whole-length Portrait of Jean of Austria, Grand
Duchess of Tuscany, daughter of the emperor Ferdinand and
mother of Marie de Medicis. She is magnificently apparelled
in silk, richly embroidered with gold and jewels.
1 st. 7 in. by 3 ft. 6 in.—C.
Engraved by Edelinck.
The preceding suite of twenty-three pictures were valued by the
Experts du Musee, in 1816, .... 5,190,000fs. 207,600/.
This valuation is, of course, merely imaginary.
428. A Portrait of Elizabeth de Bourbon, daughter of
Henry IV. of France, and consort of Philip IV. of Spain ;
her countenance, denoting twenty-six years of age, is seen in a
three-quarter view; fair complexion, with light hair, decked
with a crown of pearls ; she is dressed in blue satin, embroidered
with gold ornaments, ribbon sleeves, and a triple white ruff with
serated edges ; a massive chain, composed of pearls and other
jewels, is suspended in front, and a bow is attached with a brooch
of diamonds and pearls on her bosom. She is represented
sitting in an arm chair, covered with crimson velvet, holding a
bunch of roses in her right hand; part of a temple, of Grecian
architecture, forms the back-ground. A delicate and highly-
finished production.
3 ft. 4 in. by 2 st. 10 in.—P.
Valued by the Experts du Musee, in 1816, at 25,000fs. 1000^.
A duplicate of the preceding, also by Rubens, is in the collection
of Madame Hoffman, at Haerlem.
3 ft. ^in. by 2 st. 6 in.-—P.
A portrait of the same lady, very similar to the above, is in the
Marlborough Collection.
429. Portraits of Francis Snyders (the painter of animals),
and his Wife.
This picture was exhibited in the Louvre, in 1814, and was claimed
and restored in 1815.