Manchester Art Gallery

Elizabeth, Queen of King Henry VII

Jacobus Houbraken, 1698 - 1780



Elizabeth, Queen of King Henry VII

Jacobus Houbraken 1698 - 1780

Summary

A portrait of a young woman in an ornate frame. The subject is facing the viewer with her head turned slightly to the right and wears mediaeval dress with a pearl necklace and pendant. The base of the frame is decorated with a winged cherub to the left holding two arrows and standing on a mask with a snake beneath it. There is a tablet with a marriage scene on it at the centre. The frame is inscribed "ELIZABETH QUEEN OF K. HENRY VII".


Object Name

Elizabeth, Queen of King Henry VII

Creators Name

Jacobus Houbraken

Date Created

1747

Dimensions

plate mark: 36.9cm x 23cm
support: 39.9cm x 24.7cm

accession number

1920.378

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

London

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920


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