Workshop of Nicholas Hilliard, ca. 1547–1619, British, Portrait of a Woman, called Frances Carr (née Howard), Countess of Somerset, undated
- Title:
- Portrait of a Woman, called Frances Carr (née Howard), Countess of Somerset
- Former Title(s):
- Portrait of a Lady as Cleopatra
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, bodycolor, gold and silver on vellum mounted on playing card
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 4 5/16 × 3 9/16 inches (11 × 9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso of frame in brown ink: "Lady Francis Countess | of Somerset"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2021.18
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- portrait | snake
- Associated People:
- Cleopatra VII Philopator (late 69 BC–30 BC), last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:83330
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