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Albumen
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Carbon
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Chromogenic
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Cyanotype
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Notes on this view:

This print is a color reproduction of Petrus Christus’ Portrait of a Lady, also known as Portrait of a Young Girl. Christus was a Flemish painter based in Bruges, Belgium active between the 1440s and 1470s. Based on the sitter’s style of dress and artist’s technique, this painting is believed to be one of the Christus’ later works completed around 1470. The identity of the sitter is unknown, but is speculated to be either Anne or Margaret Talbot, grandchildren of John Talbot, first earl of Shrewsbury.

Little is known about Christus’ origin and formal training as a painter. He obtained citizenship in Bruges in 1444 in order to work as a painter in the city. His work is aesthetically similar to that of Jan van Eyck; it is believed he may have been trained by van Eyck or adopted aspects of his style to suit the tastes of local patrons. Christus became a prominent painter in Bruges, securing high profile commissions within the city and internationally. Portrait of a Lady is one of only thirty Christus paintings still in existence.