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[[picture of portrait described herein]] Hans Eworth Flemish: fl. 1540-1574 Queen Mary I of England Seen at half length before a wall hung with green velver marked off in squares, the parapet extending across the immediate foreground, covered in the same material; wearing a rich brown velvet gown with full sleeves, the undersleeves of jeweled brocade, with jeweled girdle, necklace and Tudor cap. In her hands, which rest upon the parapet, she holds a pair of gloves and a sprig of roses. Signed at upper left with monogram HE, and dated 1554. Cradled panel; Height, 8 1/2 inches; width, 7 inches. Collection of Lord Chesham, Latimer From Wildenstien & Co., New York, 1928 Recorded and illustrated in The Second Annual Volume of the Walpole Society, Lionel Cust, The Painter HE (Hans Eworth), 1913, p.22 and pl. VII (b) Authenticated by Dr. Paul Gans, Basle Exhibited: Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway, 1936 Masterpieces of Art, New York World's Fair, 1939