The image shows a woman positioned slightly to the right, with her left arm bent at the elbow and resting on a draped surface. Her right hand holds what appears to be a book or paper. Her facial features are detailed, with high cheekbones, a slender nose, and a serene expression. Her hair is styled elaborately with a high bouffant style, incorporating a headpiece adorned with jewels. She wears an intricate dress adorned with a detailed pattern, puffed shoulders, and a large ruffled collar. Around her neck, she has a double-stranded pearl necklace and a pendant with a bow design. Her left wrist is adorned with a bracelet, and from her right elbow crook, she holds a large feather fan. The background features heavy drapery cascading down, framing the subject elegantly.
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The image shows a woman positioned slightly to the right, with her left arm bent at the elbow and resting on a draped surface. Her right hand holds what appears to be a book or paper. Her facial features are detailed, with high cheekbones, a slender nose, and a serene expression. Her hair is styled elaborately with a high bouffant style, incorporating a headpiece adorned with jewels. She wears an intricate dress adorned with a detailed pattern, puffed shoulders, and a large ruffled collar. Around her neck, she has a double-stranded pearl necklace and a pendant with a bow design. Her left wrist is adorned with a bracelet, and from her right elbow crook, she holds a large feather fan. The background features heavy drapery cascading down, framing the subject elegantly.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anne of Denmark

Attributed to Cornelis Boel

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 29.6 × 22.1 cm (11 5/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.61
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Flemish
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.

NGA object ID 40343. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.