No. 2113.—PORTRAIT OF HÉLÈNE FOURMENT, THE ARTIST’S SECOND WIFE,
AND TWO OF HER CHILDREN
(Portrait d’Hélène Fourment, seconde femme de Rubens, et de
ses enfants)
The artist’s second wife, wearing a felt hat trimmed with feathers,
is seated in an arm-chair, and turned three-quarters to the left;
on her lap is her little son, François; on the left her daughter,
Claire-Jeanne, dressed in brown, plays with her white pinafore.
Painted in oil on panel. The picture is unfinished.