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Attributed to British School, 16th century
Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) c.1550-1699
Oil on panel | 58.2 x 42.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404742
Wolsey Room 1, Hampton Court Palace
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Head and shoulders portrait of Anne Boleyn (1507-1536), facing slightly to the left, her head turned half to the left, wearing round her neck a gold chain and a rope of pearls with a gold pendant in the shape of a B with three pendant pearls, and a headdress decorated with pearls. This is a derivation from a standard type of portrait of Anen Boleyn of which there are versions in the National Portrait Gallery London and the National Gallery of Ireland. Inscribed: ANNA BOLLINA VXOR. HENRICI . OCTAVI. (Anne Boleyn wife of Henry VIII)
Provenance
Probably acquired by Queen Caroline; recorded in the Private Closet at Kensington Palace in 1818 (no 645)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
58.2 x 42.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
72.0 x 58.1 x 5.0 cm (frame, external)
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