I believe Bess played host to the arrested Mary of Scotland for some
time. It's possible the portrait was attributed to Mary at some point
(and the inscription added) and only recently re-labelled.
Those sleeves are gorgeous!
Dawn
Becky wrote:
Maria sometimes refered to mother. Regina- queen. SO Maria Regina might
mean Queen Mother. The Royal Mom.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [h-cost]Redwork,
Why does the painting have "Maria Regina" written on it?
Just curious, Anne
http://www.kimiko1.com/research-16th/FrenchHood/1560/BessHardwick.html
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