Elisabeth of the Palatinate, philosopher princess, 1618-1680. Also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia or Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey. Famous for her correspondence with René Descartes. Elizabeth, daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatinate and King of Bohemia. With hair in curls, pearl necklace, low-cut gown with lace collar. After a portrait by the studio of Gerrit van Honthorst. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburn’s Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martin’s Lane, London, 1816.

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