* Attributed to Jan van Balen (circa 1611-1654). Helena Fourment, wife of Peter Paul Rubens, mid-17th century [or possibly later], black and white chalk on pale blue laid paper, inscribed in ink to top right corner J.V. Balen, and bearing an indistinct date below ending in '57', minor loss to extreme lower right corner, a few surface marks and minor scratches, sheet size 555 x 485 mm (21.75 x 19 ins), 19th century black and gilt frameQty: (1)NOTESAn early chalk copy of the figure of Helena Fourment (1614-1673), the second wife of Peter Paul Rubens, taken from the famous oil painting of the artist and his family, Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and their Son Frans (1633–1678), of circa 1635, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The original painting measures 80.25 x 62.25 ins. (See image).