An Unknown Woman (possibly Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal [1535 - 1573])
French School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1550 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
248 x 197 mm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset
NT 254711
Summary
Oil painting on panel, An Unknown Woman (possibly Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal [1535 - 1573]), French School, mid to late 16th century. A portrait of a full-faced woman, turned to the right, wearing a ruff with pearl drop jewel and many slashed sleeves.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust, along with the house, furniture and other contents collected by Sir Walter Jenner, 2nd Bt (1860 - 1948), in 1949.
Credit line
Lytes Cary Manor, The Jenner Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
French School, artist