Anne of Denmark

Sitterback to top

• Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen of James I. Sitter associated with 43 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Unknown artist. Artist associated with 6233 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This posthumous portrait shows the queen in deep mourning for her son Henry, Prince of Wales, who died in 1612. The quality of the work suggests that it was based on a lifetime portrait that is now lost.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare (hardback), 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 168
• Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 168
• MacLeod, Catharine (preface, appreciation) Wilks, Timothy (introduction) Smuts, Malcolm (appreciation) MacGibbon, Rab (appendix), The Lost Prince: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart, 2012 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 18 October 2012 to 13 January 2013), p. 166
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 14
• Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 109
• Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 109

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• The Lost Prince: The Life & Death of Henry Stuart (18 October 2012 - 13 January 2013)
• Searching for Shakespeare (2 March 2006 - 29 May 2006)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Hats and head-attire
• Jewellery