ca. 1615-1620 Frances Howard Duchess of Richmond Compton Verney by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Compton Verney - Compton Verney, Warwickshire UK)

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ca. 1615-1620 Frances_Howard_Duchess_of_Richmond_Compton_Verney by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Compton Verney - Compton Verney, Warwickshire UK)
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Floral print dresses like this recur routinely in portraiture of the day saying something about style and, possibly, textile materials or technology.

Keywords:  1615, Gheeraerts - Marcus the Younger, Frances Howard, Howard family, Seymour family, Stuart family, Countess, Duchess, British, long straight coiffure, scoop décolletage, bertha, lace, necklace, earrings

Oct 18, 2011 9:38 PM
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