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The image shows an engraved portrait of a person with intricate details. The portrait depicts the upper body and head of the person facing slightly to the side. The person has delicate features such as eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is styled upwards. The person is dressed in elaborate attire with a high collar, lace patterns, and a strand of pearls. Earrings are visible. The person is enclosed within an oval frame with inscriptions in Latin. The background features detailed line work and shading typical of engravings of that period, with no specific scenery depicted beyond the oval.
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The image shows an engraved portrait of a person with intricate details. The portrait depicts the upper body and head of the person facing slightly to the side. The person has delicate features such as eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is styled upwards. The person is dressed in elaborate attire with a high collar, lace patterns, and a strand of pearls. Earrings are visible. The person is enclosed within an oval frame with inscriptions in Latin. The background features detailed line work and shading typical of engravings of that period, with no specific scenery depicted beyond the oval.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 14.4 × 9.1 cm (5 11/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.958
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
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 41240. 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.