SOMER, Paulus van
(b. ca. 1576, Antwerpen, d. 1621, London)

An Unknown Noblewoman

c. 1620
Oil on canvas, 60 x 54 cm
Private collection

Jacobean lady's fashionable saffron lace ruff and rich satin red dress intricately embroidered with gold, provide a lavish display of her wealth.