Rare Portrait Of A 17th Century Lady Holding A Timepiece

This exquisite and rare portrait represents an elegant woman in rich clothing. She wears a corsetted dress with puffed sleaves showing her shoulders and cuffs in accordance with the standards of the period, adorned a pearl corsage and pearl strands on her dress. She's wearing pearl strands in het hair, pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. Her left hand is holding a timepiece and her right hand is holding the box for the timepiece in red moroccan leather.. The subject appears seated in an oval setting. The lighting is centred on the woman’s face, which is unequivocally the main focus of this portrait. She reflects a serene beauty with soft traits, captured with the artist’s almost invisible brush strokes.