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This image depicts a portrait of a person from the chest up. The individual is facing the viewer directly, with distinguished facial features and a serene expression. They have curly hair neatly styled, covered by a headpiece, and are wearing a formal outfit with a wide collar and a cross pendant. The background is ornamented with fleur-de-lis emblems, with a coat of arms in the top left corner and a decorative design in the top right. The portrait is framed in an oval shape.
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This image depicts a portrait of a person from the chest up. The individual is facing the viewer directly, with distinguished facial features and a serene expression. They have curly hair neatly styled, covered by a headpiece, and are wearing a formal outfit with a wide collar and a cross pendant. The background is ornamented with fleur-de-lis emblems, with a coat of arms in the top left corner and a decorative design in the top right. The portrait is framed in an oval shape.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anne of Austria

Balthasar Moncornet

Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.2 x 12.5 cm (6 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 23 x 16.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1991.208.57
Credit line
Gift of John O'Brien
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • female
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Queen of France
  • Anne of Austria
Inscription

across bottom in plate: ANNE D'AVTRICHE ROYNE REGENTE / DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE / B. Moncornet Excudit Cum priuilegio

NGA object ID 78616. 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.