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This portrait was once attributed to Rembrandt, whose false signature it bears. The predominantly brown colours, the neutral background, the thick brushstrokes on the cuffs and handkerchief and the way that the artist has used layers of paint to depict, for example, flesh tones, are reminiscent of Rembrandt’s style. The false signature was no doubt added as an attempt to increase the painting’s value.More recently an attribution to Willem Drost, one of Rembrandt's pupils between 1650 and 1654, has been suggested on the grounds of style, but there's no definitive evidence which proves this. The handkerchief was a common item held by women in portraits of the time -- see, for example, Rembrandt’s Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Trip, also in the National Gallery's collection.
Title
Portrait of a Young Woman with her Hands Folded on a Book
Date
probably about 1653-5
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 66 x W 58.5 cm
Accession number
NG237
Acquisition method
Lord Colborne Bequest, 1854
Work type
Painting
