Henrietta Maria

c. 1664/1674

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows a portrait of a person with prominent facial features, wearing a high-collared garment with decorative elements and a bow at the neck. They have curls framing their face, partially covered by a head covering or veil. The individual is positioned against a textured oval frame background. Below the portrait is an ornate coat of arms featuring a crest with a motto on a ribbon stating "DIEU ET MON DROIT," held by two animals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.1 × 21.9 cm (11 7/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.655

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Ludovic Lindsay [1862-1925], London (L.590a). 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

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

Wikidata ID

Q65368297

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