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This masterpiece of early English portraiture was painted only months after the death of Elizabeth I in March 1603, when Elizabeth’s father, James (BHC2796), succeeded to the English throne. Following the death of Elizabeth I (Princess Elizabeth’s sole godmother), James immediately set off for London. His queen, Anne of Denmark (BHC4251), with her two elder children, Princes Elizabeth and Prince Henry (BHC4181), did not leave until June, arriving in London in time for the coronation in July. In October of that year Elizabeth was placed under the guardianship of Lord Harington at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire. It seems probable that this portrait and its companion, the portrait of Elizabeth’s brother, Henry, Prince of Wales, with John Harington beside a dead stag (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) were both commissioned by Harington. They convey something of the novelty of a ‘new’ royal family’s arrival in England.
Title
Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), (Elizabeth of Bohemia, the 'Winter Queen'), Aged Seven
Date
1603
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 135.9 x W 95.2 cm
Accession number
BHC4237
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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