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This monochrome line engraving illustrates a circular portrait composition or tondo from an Italian tin-glazed pottery vessel known as a Gubbio majolica cup from Italy. The central image captures a young Renaissance noblewoman depicted in three-quarter profile, featuring a serene expression, wide-set eyes, and her hair elaborately styled into a braided bun secured by a hairnet with loose tendrils framing her face. She wears a high-collared gown accented by a long, heavy chain necklace draped over her chest, set against a dark hatched background flanked by elegant banner scrolls bearing an inscription text. Celebrated for its remarkable iridescent luster finishes, this masterpiece of Renaissance ceramic portraiture was masterfully produced in the pottery center of Gubbio in Italy during the 16th century.