Details

Circle of Paul van Somer (Antwerp 1576-1621 London) Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), bust-length, in a black dress and white ruff, with a black veil and an earring oil on panel 22¾ x 17½ in. (57.8 x 44.4 cm.)

Provenance

Claude Smith, Cambridgeshire, where acquired before 1955.

Exhibited

Peterborough, Peterborough Museum, Tercentenary of Mary, Queen of Scots Exhibition, 19 July-21 September 1887 (according to a label on the reverse).