Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Flemish
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, standing to the left, looking towards the spectator, hands folded, wearing a black satin dress, a pearl necklace and earrings, jewelled chain and pendant with pearl drop to her dress and a curtain and sky background
Inscribed "Virgo Brabantina", oil on canvas, 108cm by 78cm

Provenance: "A Complete catalogue of the paintings, watercolour drawings and prints in the collection of the Late Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro Esq, of Novar, at the time of his death deposited in his house, No. 6 Hamilton Place, London, with some additional paintings at Novar," (1865) No. 218

Exhibited : "Exhibition of Pictures by Masters of the Flemish and British Schools, including a selection from the works of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, the New Gallery, London (1899-1900) No. 130

Literature: Rooses, (Circa 1890) Max, L' Oeuvre de P.P. Rubens, Histoire et Description de ses tableaux et dessins, Volume 4, page 298, no. 1103
Rooses, Max, Rubens, (1904), no. 386
Verhaeren, Emile, Rubens, (1913), no.55 and dated as 1625-1628

A related portrait can be found at the following link : http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/goering/dhm_goering.php?seite=5&fld_0=RMG01421

See illustration