On Jun 26, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Helen Pinto wrote:

The thing that struck me about this portrait is that it is the first one I've ever seen that didn't look like some kind of padded roll or twisted/braided arrangement. It has an edge and structure to it,

Yes.  See also:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/ Elizabeth_I_Steven_Van_Der_Meulen_detail.jpg [full painting at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/ Elizabeth_I_Steven_Van_Der_Meulen.jpg]

and

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizavandermeulen1.jpg

I have a couple of others that I will send privately, as I can't find them online.

Melanie Schuessler
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