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British School, early 18th century
Portrait of a Woman: 'Fair Rosamund' c. 1715-25
Oil on canvas | 76.6 x 63.5 x 1.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402905
Mary, Queen of Scots' Supper Room, Palace of Holyroodhouse
British School, early 18th century
Portrait of a Woman: 'Fair Rosamund' c. 1715-25
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This is a portrait painted in c. 1720 of a Romantic heroine. It was described as 'Fair Rosamond' in the Queen's Dressing Room at Kensington in 1734 and as 'Rosamond Clifford' (mistress of Henry II) in the Kensington inventory of 1818. It has also been identified as depicting Lady Jane Grey.
The sitter appears in imaginary historical costume of a vaguely Tudor flavour, the collar with a narrow ermine edge. With a small pearl strand in her hair and large drop earrings.Provenance
First recorded in the King's Gallery at Kensington Palace in 1818 (no 314); in the Queen's Guiard Chamber at Hampton Court in 1861 (no 937)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
76.6 x 63.5 x 1.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
93.3 x 80.9 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)
