Princess Elizabeth, Second Daughter of Charles I

Attributed to Robert Gaywood

Associated Names
Robert Gaywood

Artist, English, active 1650/1680

This image shows a portrait of a woman, depicted from the waist up. She is positioned to face forward, with her head turned slightly to her left. Her facial features include an oval face with arched eyebrows, large eyes, and a small, closed mouth. She has long, curly hair that falls around her shoulders. Her attire consists of a dark, richly textured gown with a wide, rounded neckline and voluminous sleeves. Around her neck is a necklace made of pearls. The portrait is ornately framed with elaborate, decorative elements like leaves and scrolls. Behind her, there is a cherub with wings, shown leaning over the top of the frame, draped in fabric. The background is filled with horizontal lines. The bottom of the image contains inscriptions in an elegant script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 × 11 cm (6 11/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.638


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alcide Donnadieu [c.1791 - 1861], French, (L.98). Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London and Fonthill, (L.151). 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, 1951.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65369451

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