750 - A. LEMOINE (*1824) after DE KEYSER (*1813), Rubens painting, circa 1860, etching

A. LEMOINE (*1824) after DE KEYSER (*1813), Rubens painting, circa 1860, etching Alfred Lemoine (1824, Paris – 1881, ibid.) after Nicaise de Keyser (1813, Antwerp – 1887, ibid.): Rubens painting the so-called “Woman with the Straw Hat,” c. 1860, etching Technique: Etching and copper engraving on paper Inscription: Signed on the printing plate at the bottom: “Peint par N. DeKeyser. / Gravé par Lemoine.” Inscribed at the bottom of the printing plate: “Rubens peignant la femme dite au chapeau de Paille.” Additional inscription at the lower left: “Delaire, Editeur, 18 rue J. J. Rousseau, Paris.” Additional inscription at the bottom: "Imp. Par Alfred Chardon jeune, 3, rue Racine, Paris / E. Jouy, Editeur, 56, Boulevard Sebastopol, Paris". Date: c. 1860 Description: Several people from Peter Paul Rubens’ circle are depicted. Rubens himself sits in front of an easel, holding his painting supplies in his hand. Those present are listening to a singer performing in the foreground. To her right, Rubens’ pupil, Anthonis van Dyck, is playing the lute. Rubens’ wife, Hélène Fourment, sits in the center of the painting. Behind her stands Rubens’ patron, the regent and Archduke Albrecht VII. Person: Depicted: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) Depicted: Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerp – 1641 London) Flemish painter and printmaker of the Flemish Baroque period Keywords: Baroque; Rubens; Portrait; Music; Lute; Singing; Music-making; Painting; Artist’s studio; 19th century; Romanticism; Depiction of Artists; France; Size: Paper: 70.0 cm x 87.0 cm (27.6 x 34.3 in), Plate: 62.0 cm x 79.5 cm (24.4 x 31.3 in), Image: 49.8 cm x 69.8 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. A few small foxing spots are visible in isolated areas. Overall, there is light soiling in the margins. The image itself has only a few very small scuffs. The upper left corner has two diagonal creases (which do not affect the image).