Femme Suisse allant par la Ville de Baselle 1662

This 1662 etching, titled "Femme Suisse allant par la Ville de Baselle," is a small, yet detailed, example of portraiture and costume study. An anonymous artist depicted a Swiss woman in the traditional attire of the time. The woman is shown standing, her gaze fixed on the viewer, and she is wearing a large hat, a layered gown, and a ruffled collar. The artist employs fine lines and hatching to capture the texture of her clothing and the landscape behind her. This etching is a valuable document of the fashion and culture of 17th-century Switzerland.