Makes me wonder what other treasures are still waiting to be found in these country houses!
From The Times Online:
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, completed just months after she came to the throne, has been found in a dusty and dirty condition in a country house in East Sussex.
Elizabeth became queen 450 years ago next month. The picture shows her as a simply dressed woman in her mid-twenties with a pale face. It is a far cry from later portraits where she is depicted in full regalia after defeating the Spanish Armada.
Its discovery is being hailed by historians because only two other portraits of Elizabeth in the first few years of her reign are known to exist. There are many from later in her reign, including 10 in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Even more tantalising is that x-rays of the painting have revealed another, earlier picture of the queen beneath.
Full article (with photo of the portrait and the x-ray)
I know u r right, maybe an AUTHENTIC portrait of anne boleyn
It’s very similar to this image, although the wry twist to the mouth is new:
http://www.shafe.co.uk/crystal/images/lshafe/Unknown_Elizabeth_I_c1560.jpg
Maybe it’s a copy? Or done around the same time?
I wish there was a way to enlarge the pictures. My eyes aren’t what they used to be. I’d like a better look at the x-ray pic.
Yeah, I was hoping that an article with a better photo of the x-ray would show up. I haven’t seen one yet, but I’ll post the link if one turns up.
I saw this portrait of Elizabeth at Philip Mould Gallery in July.