1555ca. Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, by Hans Eworth (private collection)

The Wikipedia article for Hans Eworth, a Flemish painter who worked in England, is here.

Hans Eworth portrays the Duchess of Norfolk wearing a dress with sleeves puffed below the elbow, a very English fashion. Her dress closely resembles those of Mary Sidney and Queen Mary. The lower sleeves are puffed and the French headdress has a triangular, instead of rounded, shape.

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