Rediscovered Elizabeth I portrait to go on sale

From The Times Online:

An image of Elizabeth I as a teenager — one of two painted during her lifetime — has emerged from beneath centuries of incompetent touching up by later artists.

Although the portrait was known to portray Elizabeth, it was thought to be an insignificant copy from the 18th or 19th century.

The importance of the painting, which will be on sale at the Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair this week for £800,000, was discovered by Philip Mould, an art dealer and specialist in historical portraits.

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And from The Telegraph (with image)

A rare portrait depicting Elizabeth I as a vulnerable teenager rather than a powerful queen has been rediscovered by an expert more than 450 years after it was painted.

The picture by an unknown artist is only the second known portrait of Elizabeth as a young princess - the other is in the Royal Collection - and projects a softer image very different from the later paintings showing her as a strong monarch.

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Here is a link to the original portrait that this one is copied from.

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