Queen Elizabeth

after Crispijn de Passe I after Isaac Oliver

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

Isaac Oliver

Artist After, French, c. 1565 - 1617

The image shows an upper-body depiction of a woman facing forward. She has a narrow face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, and pursed lips. Her curly hair is styled with pearls and an ornate headpiece, merging into a roll-like pattern on her head. She wears a richly decorated garment, a large lace ruff, multiple strings of pearls as a necklace, and intricate earrings. The background is an oval frame with detailed engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.8 × 20 cm (12 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.399

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Across bottom center: Elisabetha dei Gratia Angliae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina

Wikidata ID

Q65070617

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