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We don't know who she is, but the style of her dress suggests the picture was painted in around 1530. It may be a copy of a lost original by Jan van Hemessen, showing a young woman masquerading as Mary Magdalene, a follower of Christ who became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages.
The painting has been cut on all four sides and is possibly a fragment from a larger composition.
Title
A Girl Writing
Date
about 1530
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 27.3 x W 23.5 cm
Accession number
NG622
Acquisition method
Probably presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort's wish, 1863
Work type
Painting
