Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia

Claes Jansz Visscher (publisher)

Associated Names
Claes Jansz Visscher

Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

The image depicts a woman from the waist up, facing forward and looking slightly to the left. She has a narrow face and a composed expression, with eyes directed straight ahead. Her hair is styled in an elaborate updo with a jeweled headband and a plume or feather detail. She wears an ornate dress with a high, pleated lace collar and a richly patterned front, along with decorative elements and a large pendant with intricate patterns and central jewels hanging from her neck. She also wears dangling pearl earrings. The background features an oval frame with inscriptions and decorative elements on a textured background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.8 × 12.3 cm (7 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.967


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

Q65369479

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