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1 of 253523 objects
? Anonymous, 17th century
Portrait of an unknown lady. c.1660-80
Watercolour on vellum | 3.9 x 3.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420619
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This miniature was first recorded in the Royal Collection in 1910 with a group of portraits of sitters from the House of Denmark. It has been suggested that the sitter may represent Anna Sophia of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, first daughter of Frederick III, King of Denmark, who married, in 1666, John George III, Elector of Saxony (see also 420555).
Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of Edward VII
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
3.9 x 3.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
4.9 x 4.3 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Reynolds 1999 : Reynolds, G., 1999. The Sixteenth & Seventeenth Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London – Reynolds 1999 279Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 47/10Alternative title(s)
Anne Sophia of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1647-1717), previously identified as
