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Portrait of a Woman (cut down from a dummy board)

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Wadham College, University of Oxford

Portrait of a Woman

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A fine, characterful Jacobean portrait of an unknown woman of some standing has been cut from an oak panel and mounted in a hardwood surround along with a separate fragment of the original panel bearing an inscription (dated 1611). Bought by Lord Birkenhead, and believed to be of the foundress, Dorothy Wadham, the portrait was given to the College by Sir John Simon on Birkenhead's death in 1930. Subsequent cleaning revealed damage to the blacks, suggesting the original panel had been fire-damaged. The age of the sitter, revealed on cleaning, showed her to be too young to be Dorothy. Affectionately known as 'PseudoDorothy'.

Wadham College, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

Portrait of a Woman

Date

1611

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 45.5 x W 36.1 cm

Accession number

83

Acquisition method

presented by Sir John Simon from Lord Birkenhead’s estate, c.1930

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Ano. Dni. 1611 Aetatis suae 52

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Wadham College, University of Oxford

Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PN England

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