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Anna of Saxony
Anna of Saxony
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Anna of Saxony

by Flemish School

Date: Possibly late 16th Century

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Item details

  • Acquisition

    Cartwright Bequest, 1686

  • Accession number

    DPG396

  • Artist

    Flemish School

  • Date

    Possibly late 16th Century

  • Dimensions

    105.4 x 78.1 cm

  • Materials

    Oil on panel

The former identification of this sitter as the Duchess of Suffolk was based on the Cartwright inventory but it has not been possible to connect it with any British lady of rank. The new identification of the sitter as Anna of Saxony (1544-1577) is based on comparison with a print by Abraham de Bruyn, inscribed 'Anna van Sassen gravinne tot nasou ...' (Anna of Saxony, Countess of Nassau). Anna married William of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, in 1561. They divorced in 1571, making the latter date a terminus ante quem for the portrait.

Anna of Saxony

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