Portret van een onbekende vrouw, in ovaal 1653 - 1706

"Portret van een onbekende vrouw, in ovaal" (Portrait of an Unknown Woman, in Oval) is a 17th-century red chalk drawing by Dutch artist Godfried Schalcken, now in the Rijksmuseum. This intimate portrait captures a young woman with her hair elaborately styled, and her dress draped over her shoulders. The artist’s signature can be seen in the upper right corner of the oval-shaped drawing. The work exemplifies Schalcken's mastery of portraiture and his skillful use of red chalk to capture delicate details and subtle nuances in his subject's features.