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ID number: BIRBI-56.7 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Morin, Jean (c. 1590-1650) Title / Object name: Margaret Lemon Object type: Print Place made: Paris Culture: French Date made: late 1630s Materials: Engraving Measurements: 310 x 250 mm Provenance: Purchased from Colnaghi's, February 1956 |
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Morin’s print reproduces Van Dyck’s portrait of Margaret Lemon (born about 1614) painted in 1638. The sitter, a courtesan and Van Dyck’s mistress, is known to have posed as his model repeatedly during his visits to England from 1631-41. She glances coquettishly at the viewer whilst holding the front of her silk robes closed with one hand. Her facial |
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