Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton, as Fortune, by van Dyck

An image of Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton, as Fortune. van Dyck, Sir Anthony (Flemish, 1599-1641). Oil on canvas, height 219.5 cm, width 132.5 cm, 1638.

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Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton, as Fortune. van Dyck, Sir Anthony (Flemish, 1599-1641). Oil on canvas, height 219.5 cm, width 132.5 cm, 1638.

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Accession Number: PD.73-1978
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal length: 63
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 613 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 507.26kB
Exposure time: 1/160
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 9/1
Captured: 2018:05:17 03:55:56

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17th Century allegorical allegory Anthony van Dyck aristocracy aristocratic Baroque blue dress British clothes clothing clouds costume countess draperies drapery dress English fashion fashionable female Fitz_PDP Flemish Fortuna Fortune full length globe lady oil on canvas painting personification personified portraits Rachel de Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton rich satin society portraiture Stewart Period Stuart Period van Dyck wealthy woman

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