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Attributed to British School, 16th century
Elizabeth Woodville (1437?-1492) c.1550-1600
Oil on panel | 58.4 x 44.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404744
Haunted Gallery, Hampton Court Palace
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This half-length portrait of Elizabeth Woodville (c.1437-1492), shows the consort to Edward IV facing the front, her head turned half to the left, wearing a black gown with gold cuffs and collar, and a gold headdress with a gauze veil; her hands are folded in front of her.
This is a copy deriving from RCIN 406785 which was probably created in the late sixteenth century.Provenance
Probably acquired by Queen Caroline from Lord Cornwallis; recorded in the Private Closet at Kensington Palace in 1818 (no 642)
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Oil on panel
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58.4 x 44.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
71.8 x 58.2 x 5.0 cm (frame, external)
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