Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Princess Elizabeth portrait found in Duke of Buccleuch (Chief of Clan Scott) Collection


A rare portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a young princess has been discovered in a private collection at a stately home in Northamptonshire. The portrait, dating from 1650 to 1680, was found in the Duke of Buccleuch’s collection at Boughton House.
It shows Elizabeth with siblings [later to be] Edward VI and Mary I, father Henry VIII and his jester, Will Somers.

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