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Portrait miniature of Anne of Denmark

Isaac Oliver, 1558-1617

National Portrait Gallery, London

Portrait of Queen Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), consort of James VI and I. Depicts the sitter's head and shoulders, a jewelled pendant between the thumb and index finger of sitter, in a low-cut dress with a wide lace wired collar parted in the front. In a gilt-metal frame of circa 1700 engraved on the back with the monogram of James Sotheby.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait miniature of Anne of Denmark, 1558-1617

Date supported

1957

Medium and material

Watercolour on vellum (?)

Dimensions

5 x 5 cm

Grant

500

Total cost

2400

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