Christina, Queen of Sweden
Print
mid 17th century (printed)
mid 17th century (printed)
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Print, portrait of a woman, head and shoulders, facing half left, in an octagonal frame carried by a flying, crowned eagle. Below is a landscape with a town, a mounted soldier on the right and the royal arms on the left. Above is a sun-face lighting the portrait.
Object details
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Title | Christina, Queen of Sweden (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Engraving |
Brief description | Print, portrait of Christina, Queen of Sweden, engraving by Balu (?), mid-17th century. |
Physical description | Print, portrait of a woman, head and shoulders, facing half left, in an octagonal frame carried by a flying, crowned eagle. Below is a landscape with a town, a mounted soldier on the right and the royal arms on the left. Above is a sun-face lighting the portrait. |
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Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966. |
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Accession number | E.140-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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