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Queen Elizabeth Portrait Mystery Solved
March 9th, 2007 by 
Diana
Ten years ago, I wrote an article called “Gendering Sovereignty: Marriage and International Relations in Elizabethan Times.” While researching that project, I came across a little known portrait of Elizabeth that seemed to depict her as a weary mortal with death hanging over her shoulder. It was a haunting image and so unlike the stylized representation of sovereign power in her other portraits that I couldn’t forget it.
I posted a page on my website asking for help identifying the portrait and its location. I didn’t even know the name. All I had to go by was a bad xerox copy.
I recently got the information I’ve been wanting, so for me, the mystery is finally solved. I’ve revised my portrait-mystery page to include the information and added two better scans of the painting. I’ve also discovered that Elizabethan and Tudor history buffs exist out there who might enjoy knowing about this portrait, so I’m sharing the knowledge. If anyone has a better scan or knows where a litho of this can be purchased, please comment or email me.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I have seen this portrait under the titles “Queen Elizabeth Between Time and Death” or “Queen Elizabeth With Two Crowns” (i.e an earthly and a heavenly one). You can find decent scans of it on various Tudor websites, such as Edward Bueher’s Tudor Portraits.