Fig 216 – Portrait Of The 7 Year Old ‘Princess Elizabeth Stuart’ Lavishly Adorned In Pearl, Ruby And Diamond Jewellery, Including 20 Flower-Shaped Ruby Dress Jewels. By Robert Peake, 1603
1603 – Portrait of ‘Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth of Bohemia, ‘The Winter Queen’), 1596 -1662, aged seven’ depicting Elizabeth, the daughter of King James I of England wearing: bodkins of gems and pearls in her hair; black diamond drop earrings; a triple-stranded pearl and ruby choker; 20 gem-set bow- or flower-shaped ruby jewels adorn her gown; gem-set jewels adorn her right sleeve; a gem-set brooch suspended from a bow adorns her left sleeve
By Robert Peake, English
National Maritime Museum, London