Queen Mary I

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
The image depicts a woman standing upright with both hands in front of her body, holding a small book or booklet. Her facial features include high, arched eyebrows, a small nose, and thin lips. Her hair is styled with an ornate crown, and she wears an elegant gown with intricate detailing, a high collar, belt, and a bracelet. The background has a textured surface with a border, a Latin inscription, and an illustration of a mask-like figure with a beard or lion's face.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.8 × 16.2 cm (12 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.924


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, 1951.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65218133

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