Portret van een onbekende dame, zittend 1653 - 1706

"Portret van een onbekende dame, zittend" (Portrait of an Unknown Lady, Seated) is a red chalk drawing by Dutch painter Godfried Schalcken, dating from between 1653 and 1706. The drawing, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a seated woman in a delicate, lace-trimmed dress with a fur-trimmed cloak draped over her shoulders. The woman's face is turned toward the viewer, but her expression is veiled, leaving her identity and the purpose of the drawing ambiguous. Schalcken was known for his mastery of light and shadow, a quality that is evident in the subtle shading of the drawing and the subtle highlighting of the woman's face.