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Format: png Type: Photo Title: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby | | Highlighted image | yes
| | Image dimensions | 288 × 364 pixels
| | File size | 68 KB
| | Last change | 23 August 2015 - 20:48:45
by: Site Admin | | Note | Portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509) dressed as a widow, mother of Henry VII of England. The portrait features the crest of the House of Beaufort, and the words "souvent me souvient", Medieval French for "think of me often", now used as the motto of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Christ's College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge.
| | Source | Wikipedia
Publication: Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaText: Artist Unknown
Description
Portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509) dressed as a widow, mother of Henry VII of England. The portrait features the crest of the House of Beaufort, and the words "souvent me souvient", Medieval French for "think of me often", now used as the motto of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Christ's College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge.
This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have an unknown author, but there is strong evidence it was first published before 1923 (based mainly on the NPG's estimated date of the work).
Date second half of 16th century
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 68.6 × 54.9 cm (27 × 21.6 in)
Current location
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