Girl in Furs
This seductive work was once thought to be a portrait of Titian’s wife and is recorded as such in the Sale inventory. It was acquired during Charles’s 1623 visit to Madrid when Prince of Wales.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 16, № 12
Titian
Italian Woman, holding with both hands a fur gown on her naked shoulders, life-size, half-length figure
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 11in x 2ft (119.4 x 61cm)
Medium:
canvas
Light:
light from the left
Frame:
carved gilded frame
Provenance:
acquired in Spain
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Hang notes:
above the door
Location:
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 20
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51