Portrait of Queen Elisabeth I
by GHEERAERTS, Marcus the Younger, Oil on canvas, 176 x 144 cm
In this painting, Elizabeth wears a queen’s ransom in pearls and jewels on a gown which she wore in more than one portrait. The slightly wooden quality, enlivened by a mix of patterns, gives the work a hieratic tone.
The portrait is the work of a painter from the school of Gheeraerts.