Portrait of Anne Stafford
- Date
- c.1535
- Material
- Oil on panel
- made in
- Bruges, West-Vlaanderen province, Belgium, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 222
- Dimensions
- 16 x 13 3/8 in. (40.6 x 34 cm)
framed: 21 7/16 x 19 x 2 in. (54.5 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase by exchange, and funds given by Mr. and Mrs. John Peters MacCarthy in memory of Cornelia Peters Harms
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 154:2003
NOTES
This portrait depicts Anne Stafford, a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII of England. Anne is shown as properly devout, holding a rosary in her lap. Her lavish attire is similar to other members of Henry’s court with like social standing. Anne’s delicate linen headscarf, secured by straight pins, her stiff bodice, and pleated sleeves with fur coverings, reflect the fashion of both Bruges (in present-day Belgium) and London, England, in the early 16th century. A companion portrait of Anne’s husband, George Hastings (first Earl of Huntingdon), also painted by Ambrosius Benson is in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
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