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Portrait of a Girl
Jakob Seiseneggerabout 1545-50
The National Gallery, London
London, United Kingdom
The rich costume of this unidentified sitter would suggest that she came from a wealthy and possibly aristocratic family; a Habsburg identification has been proposed. It is likely that this bust-length portrait has been cut from a larger work.
The style of the clothes suggests a date of about 1545-50.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of a Girl
- Creator: Jakob Seisenegger
- Date Created: about 1545-50
- Physical Dimensions: 28.9 x 21.6 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on wood
- School: German
- More Info: Explore the National Gallery’s paintings online
- Inventory number: NG4206
- Artist Dates: 1504/5 - 1567
- Artist Biography: In 1531 Seisenegger was court painter to Emperor Ferdinand I in Augsburg. In 1532 he executed a full-length portrait of Charles V which served as a model for Titian's famous portrait of the emperor. He travelled widely. He was known principally as a portrait painter.
- Acquisition Credit: Presented by The Art Fund, 1926
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