Engraved Ornament project

Guest blog entry by Frances Allitt   In the painting below, a girl dressed in a delicate lace collar stares off to the left of the viewer. Though her identity is now lost, the girl remains enchanting to behold. Framing her face are two pearl earrings and, around her neck, a double string of pearls. V&A Inventory Number P.52-1962 Gerrit von Honthorst, A Young Girl Wearing a Lace Collar...