Sale 219 Lot 440

PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE, circa 1650 line engraving on laid paper, Cornelis van Dalen II (Dutch, 1638–c. 1664), after Govert Flinck (Dutch, 1615–1660), executed between 1648 and 1664, depicting a half-length portrait of a Black woman in a draped garment, with a beaded pearl necklace, drop earrings, and a jeweled headband topped with a feather plume. Inscribed in the lower margin "G. Flinck Pinxit" at left, "Cornelis van Dalen Iunior Sculpsit" at center, and "A. Blotelingh exc:" at right, and hinged to a mat. Unframed. image: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
$200-300