An interesting thing about that portrait is that there is another
portrait in the same collection, also attributed to William Larkin,
of Anne Cecil, Countess of Stamford in which she is wearing the same
dress as Diana but the lace ruff and cuffs are different. The
background is the same and the lace handkerchief looks the same too.
I bought postcards of both portraits a while ago when the collection
was in the Ranger's House and the assisstant in the shop referred to
them as the blonde twin and the dark twin!
If you're in London a visit to Kenwood House to see the Suffolk
collection is definitely worthwhile. Among others are the portarits
of the 3rd and 4th Earls of Dorset.
Jean
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Jean Leader
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
http://www.jeanleader.co.uk
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