Mary Beatrice d’Este, Mary of Modena, when Duchess of York (1658–1718)
Peter Cross (c.1645 - London 1724)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1685
Materials
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
95 mm (H)65 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140205
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on vellum, Mary Beatrice d’Este, Mary of Modena, when Duchess of York (1658–1718) by Peter Cross (c.1645 - London 1724). Oval. c.1685. Head-and-shoulders, portrait of a young woman, head slightly to left, facing, in a low-cut vivid blue dress and white petticoat. Brown eyes, dark brown shoulder-length hair, pale face modelled with blue stipple, aged about 25. Plain brown background.
Marks and inscriptions
signed by the painter
Makers and roles
Peter Cross (c.1645 - London 1724), artist
References
Ingamells, 2009: John Ingamells, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2009, pp. 176-179