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Photographs |
National
Maritime Museum — BHC 4251 |
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Type
of Object
Level 1:
Level 2: |
Painting
Portrait
|
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|
Measurements |
114
x 87 cm |
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Materials
& Techniques |
Oil
on panel |
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Inscriptions
& Markings |
Christie’s
stencil on back "NV336", and another which
appears to read "ENDOPH1" |
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Date
or Period |
c.
1605 |
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Maker |
Attributed
to John de Critz, the elder |
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Subject |
Queen
Anne of Denmark / Woman in white dress holding fan |
| 1.9 |
Title |
Portrait
of Queen Anne of Denmark |
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Distinguishing
Features |
Damaged
by criss-cross scoring on the lower part of the dress.
The oak panel is in three sections, shaved down to 1/4-inch
thickness, subsequently cradled on the back. There is
old woodworm damage and two new flight holes. The carved
and gilded frame appears to be 17th century Italian.
There are traces of green paint on the tooled Spanish
leather background |
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Description |
A
three-quarter-length portrait of Queen Anne of Denmark,
the wife of King James I, at the age of about 30. The
Queen is dressed in a white farthingale, with piled-up
hair, adorned with a jewel and a pearl. She is wearing
pearls around her neck and her bodice, and is holding
a fan in her left hand. There is a chair in the background.
An almost identical portrait exists at Blickling Hall,
Norfolk, on which there has been over-painting at an
early date, bringing the hairstyle and ruff into a style
which she assumed in or before 1609 |
| 2.1 |
Object
ID No. |
National
Maritime Museum — BHC 4251 |
| 2.2 |
Related
Written Material |
NMM,
The Maritime Yearbook, 3, 1995/96, 11-13; National
Maritime Museum dossier and conservation record |
| 2.3 |
Place
of Origin/Discovery |
England |
| 2.4 |
Cross
Reference to Related
Objects |
There
is likely to have been a pendant portrait of James I,
but its whereabouts are unknown |
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Date
Documented |
16th
March 1998 |
