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Anne Cresacre (c.1511-1577) c.1527
Black and coloured chalks | 37.2 x 26.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912270
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A portrait drawing of Anne Cresacre (c.1511-1577), wife of John More the Younger. A half-length portrait facing three-quarters to the right. She wears a double band headdress, a dress with a square décolletage, and is seated on a roughly sketched chair. This drawing is a preparatory study for the More family group (now destroyed).
Provenance
Henry VIII; Edward VI, 1547; Henry FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel; by whom bequeathed to John, Lord Lumley, 1580; by whom probably bequeathed to Henry, Prince of Wales, 1609, and thus inherited by Prince Charles (later Charles I), 1612; by whom exchanged with Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, 1627/8; by whom given to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; acquired by Charles II by 1675
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Medium and techniques
Black and coloured chalks
Measurements
37.2 x 26.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
watermark: Briquet 12863: crowned vase with flower [see also 12224,12225,12229,12217,12215,12263,12258,12190,12193,12206]
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RL 12270Featured in
ExhibitionTreasures From The Queen's Palaces: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
This exhibition brings together some of the finest treasures from the Royal Collection to celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
ExhibitionCharles I: King and Collector: Royal Academy of Arts [London]
One of the most extraordinary art collections ever assembled
