Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . Woffington, he has represented the famous actress ina position three quarters to the front, facing right, with the eyes glancing to the left. Thebrown wavy hair is drawn off the forehead and arranged at the back in curls, threadedwith strings of pearls. The features are rendered with the precise finish of a miniature,the flesh tones being clear and white, delicately suffused with pink. A lace fichu bordersthe neck of the blue silk Watteau robe, which is damasked with pink and white flowers,while the
Illustrated catalogue of the art and literary property collected by the late Henry GMarquand . Woffington, he has represented the famous actress ina position three quarters to the front, facing right, with the eyes glancing to the left. Thebrown wavy hair is drawn off the forehead and arranged at the back in curls, threadedwith strings of pearls. The features are rendered with the precise finish of a miniature,the flesh tones being clear and white, delicately suffused with pink. A lace fichu bordersthe neck of the blue silk Watteau robe, which is damasked with pink and white flowers,while the short sleeves are caught up with a brooch of pearls. Worn in the centre of thebodice of pearly satin is a red jewel set with pearls, three of which are pear-shaped; and apearl also nestles in the ear. The vivacious audacity of the actress, whose sayings and doings even outside thetheatre were the delight of the town, is here toned down to the demure discreetness of thegrande dame of the period; an accomplishment upon which the fair Peg prided herself. Height, 23 inches ; width, 17^ TINTORETTO Real name Jacopo Robusti)1518-1594 25— Portrait of Henry of Valois The portrait represents the half-length figure of a man of about thirty-five years,facing three-quarters to the left, resting one hand on the hilt of his sword, and in the right handholding an inscribed parchment. He has closely cropped black hair; dark, arching eye-brows; and a downy moustache. A lace-edged ruff is worn above a black velvet robe,below the cape of which appears a doublet with white satin sleeves barred with goldthread. His sword is enclosed in a black scabbard decorated with gold lace in diag-onal bands; and from the wide hilt droops his left hand, which has a small ring onthe little finger. A flat broad chain, formed of gold links, hangs from his Latin inscription on the parchment commences with the words, Serenissimo etExmo. Domino, Henrico Vaksio, Andaganiensium Duci, et Dei gra. elec
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