Portrait of a Lady, Bust Length wearing a black Costume

ca. 1550

An oil portrait of a lady in black with a white ruff and a headdress with a dark background. The brass plaque labels her as Mary Stuart. The frame is black with a gilt molded inner edge.

French

canvas, wood, paint, gilt

Overall: 18 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 23 in. (47 x 6.4 x 58.4 cm)
Sight: 10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm)

Purchased by Doris Duke at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 14, 1969, Sale no. 2860 lot 10

1999.800