This portrait was listed as an original by Schalcken in the collection of the Duke of Arcos, an attribution that is maintained by Tormo and Valdivieso (1973). Behermann (1988) ascribes it to Karel de Moor (1655-1738), a follower of Schalcken. However, in the opinion of Rudy Ekkart, the delicate modelling of the face, the loose, precise brushstrokes in the rendering of the hair, the plumes of the hat and textiles, and the positioning of the highlights on the face reveal the hand of Pieter Hermansz. Verelst. The pictorial handling, which closely recalls, for example, the Portrait of a Young Woman signed and dated 1648, make it possible to date this likeness to around this time (Posada Kubissa, T.: Pintura holandesa en el Museo Nacional del Prado. Catálogo razonado, 2009, p. 316).