Portrait of a Lady, probably a Member of the Cromwell Family, This is a portrait of a young woman of the court of Henry VIII. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu, c. 1535-40

 Item — Box: 280
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s39-i0291

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Portrait of a Lady, probably a Member of the Cromwell Family, This is a portrait of a young woman of the court of Henry VIII. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0282; Public Notes: This portrait was believed to be an image of Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, but this claim has recently been disputed due to the lack of any confirmed portraiture of Ms. Howard.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1535-40

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Female Subjects; Tudor; Noble Subjects; School: German; Style period: Northern Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 7.4; Image width (in.): 4.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Print type: black and white; Support: panels (wood)

General

Artist Nationality: German; Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: ETATIS SUAE 21; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: text; Inscription position: Middle of the composition, flanking the subject's head.; Inscription translation text: In the 21st year of her age; Inscription translation text language: English; Inscription translation text type: translation

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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