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Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, with dogs

Miniature
1820-30 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait miniature depicting Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, with dogs. Full-length figure of a lady with brown eyes and brown hair. She is wearing a white dress with blue bodice. Her left hand supports a yellow wrap and rests on the pedestal of a column. In her right hand she holds a feather fan. At her feet are three dogs. On the right is the end of a balustrade and above it a glimpse of a landscape.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHenrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, with dogs (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Portrait miniature
Brief description
Anonymous miniature on paper depicting Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, with dogs. Great Britain, ca. 1820-30.
Physical description
Portrait miniature depicting Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, with dogs. Full-length figure of a lady with brown eyes and brown hair. She is wearing a white dress with blue bodice. Her left hand supports a yellow wrap and rests on the pedestal of a column. In her right hand she holds a feather fan. At her feet are three dogs. On the right is the end of a balustrade and above it a glimpse of a landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5in
  • Width: 3.5in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
An inscription at the back states that "these portraits were in the possession of Queen Charlotte, at Frogmore, and the sale of her effects were described as having come out of the cabinet of Louis 14th".
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
727-1882

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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