Iohanna Seymovr Regina Henri (Jane Seynour, Queen of Henry VIII)

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
1648
Not on view
Portrait of Jane Seymour; half length, to the right; wearing four-sided peaked bonnet with black veil, and low square-cut bodice bordered with pearls and a large jewel, pearls around her neck from which hangs another jewel with pendant pearl; in on oval; after Holbein.

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  • Title: Iohanna Seymovr Regina Henri (Jane Seynour, Queen of Henry VIII)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Sitter: Jane Seymour, Queen of Henry VIII (British, 1508/09–1547)
  • Date: 1648
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/16 x 4 1/4 in. (13.2 x 10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.2105
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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