Archduchess Anna, Empress of Austria (1585 - 1618) ‘Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria, nube’ (‘Let others make war, you, oh happy Austria, marry’)
attributed to Gabriel Weyer (1576 - 1632)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1611
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
685 x 580 x 45 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257211
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Archduchess Anna, Empress of Austria (1585 - 1618) ‘Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria, nube’ (‘Let others make war, you, oh happy Austria, marry’), attributed to Gabriel Weyer (1576-1632), 1611. A head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned slightly to left, head facing, wearing broad ruff, bown hair dressed high with jewels, pearl necklaces. over dark dress.
Provenance
first recorded in 1731; bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Gabriel Weyer (1576 - 1632), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Prague School, artist