Elisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain (1545-1568) (from panelling)
circle of François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1500 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
457 x 330 mm (18 x 13 in)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 21093
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Elisabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain (1545-1568), English School, 16th century, with identifying insciption. A half-length portrait, in a pink embroidered dress and cap, resting her hands on a cushion, in a trompe l'oeil niche.
Provenance
Purchased by George Abraham Gibbs (1873 -1931) from Shepherd Bros. for £20; purchased by the National Trust from the estate of the late George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (1928 – 2001) with the assistance of the NHMF, Art Fund and donations from members and supporters in 2002
Credit line
Tyntesfield, The Gibbs Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
YSABELLA/HENRICI.II FRACIAE/REGIS..FILIA.PHILIPPI.HISPA/REGIS..VXOR.
Makers and roles
circle of François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572), artist