Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Portrait of Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I

Portrait of Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I

Title: Portrait of Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I
Creator: Oliver, Isaac, 1556?-1617; Isaac Oliver
Date: ca. 1612
Description: Portrait miniature of Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I, ca. 1612, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver (ca. 1560-1617).

James Stuart married Anne of Denmark in 1589 when he was James VI of Scotland. She produced two male heirs, Prince Henry and Prince Charles, and a daughter, Princes Elizabeth.
Subject: Portrait miniatures, English; Anne of Denmark
has style period: Stuart
Medium: watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
height: 60mm
width: 48mm
Coverage: England
Provenance: Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Rights: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier: FA.689