Detail of the frame for Tintoretto's The Muses

Frames in the Royal Collection

A guide to the history of frames in the Royal Collection

    BRITISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY

    Frame for RCIN 403229,  after Van Somer, James VI & I

    RCIN 7403229

    Popular in the later Stuart reign of Charles II (1630-85) and James II (1633-1701), this British interpretation of a French design has a gentle ogee profile and various ornament; multiple sight ornaments, a scrolling acanthus-and-husk panel, and leaf-and-tongue back edge. Later variations of this style included the ornament in a much deeper relief.

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