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Catherine de Medici

Title: Catherine de Medici
Description: Portrait of Catherine de Medici in an oval frame, half-length, holding a fan.

Portrait of a woman, half-length, turned slightly to left, wearing a ruff and jewelled headdress and holding a fan in her right hand; the other hand is resting on the gold border surrounding the portrait.
Creator: Clouet, Francois; Clouet, François, -1572
Date: 1555
Subject: Médicis, Catherine; Fans; Portrait miniatures, French
has style period: French School
Medium: watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
diameter: Vertical diameter: 95mm
Horizontal diameter: 95mm
Coverage: France
Provenance: This miniature was received in one half of a 17th century turned wood box: in the other half was a portrait of James I by John Hoskins (P.27-1954).
Rights: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier: P.26-1954