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Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham (RCIN 912227)
Previously attributed to Flemish School, 16th century

Elizabeth I when a Princess

RCIN 404444

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This painting is the finest and most compelling portrait of Elizabeth I before she became queen. It has been suggested that the painter of this work was William Scrots, an artist from the Netherlands who was employed by Henry VIII from 1545.