At 07:41 AM 2/28/2006, you wrote:
>
> Mistress Aspasia, do you (or anybody else for that matter) know more
> about the painting that this detail is from?
I would have to research it and right now my husband is creating a series of
internet classes for St. Leo University. I have to sneak in time to even
check my email. I know the lady is 16th c. English...I think the Countess of
Hardwick. The others I will have to check. I have care of 3 yr old and 6
yr old foster daughters that I have to keep a close eye on, so can't get too
distracted when I'm alone with them. I will try. Maybe someone else can
find them sooner.
Aspasia Moonwind
The sitter is the Elizabeth, Lady Cavendish, later the Countess of
Shrewsbury (better known as Bess of Hardwick). The portrait is dated
c. 1557. There is a lovely reproduction of it on page 8 of
"Elizabethan Treasures: The Hardwick Hall Textiles" by Santina M. Levey.
Joan Jurancich
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