Portrait Miniature of a Lady Oil on Copper

Code: 10688

This finely painted portrait miniature of an unknown lady, her clothing would date her to the mid-1640s. It has been suggested this portrait is that of Queen Henrietta Maria (wife of King Charles Ist), painted in Holland for the Royalist market in Britain (post Civil War). She has a tiny piercing above her head (now filled), originally used for suspension from a ribbon. It is a rare and historic portrait worthy of further research.

OBJECT: Portrait Miniature

MATERIAL: Copper - Oils

CULTURE: Stuart / Anglo-Flemish

DATE: c. 1640 - 1669 A.D.

SIZE: 79mm x 68mm 

WEIGHT: 19 grams