Fig 71 – ‘Funerary Portrait Of A Young Girl’ Wearing A Gold Hair Wreath, Earrings, Beaded Necklace And Clasp. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Hawara, Egypt, c.25 – 37 AD
c.1546 – Portrait of ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ – depicting the 13 year old daughter of King Henry VIII of England adorned in lavish jewellery: pearls and gems adorn the edges of her head-dress and neckline; a jewelled gold pendant with three hanging pearls is suspended from a beaded necklace of gold and pearls; a diamond-shaped brooch set with gems in a cross motif and three hanging pearls is pinned to her bodice; gems pin the slashes of her dress; an elaborate girdle of pearls, gems and gold adorns her waist; and she wears several gem-set gold rings on each hand.
Attributed to William Scrots, Flemish
The Royal Collection, England
Fig 99 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ Holding An Ornate Gold Pierced Rattle. By Hans Holbein The Younger, German, c.1538
Fig 99 – c.1538
Portrait of the 1 year old ‘Edward VI As A Child’ holding an ornate gold pierced rattle. This portrait was gifted to the King as a New Years Gift in celebration of the royal ‘heir’ and is said to be the first solo portrait of a child in England.
By Hans Holbein the Younger (German)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington
Fig 101 – Portrait Of The ‘Madonna of Humility’ Depicting The Christ Child Wearing A Coral Branch Pendant. By Giovanni Badile, Veronese, c.1379 – 1451
Fig 101 – c.1379 – 1451
Portrait of the ‘Madonna of Humility’ depicting the Christ Child adorned with a coral branch pendant around his neck
By Giovanni Badile (Veronese)
Azienda Ospedaliera, Verona
Fig 128 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ Wearing A Pearl Choker And A Coral Teething Stem. By The Anglo-French School, c.1630 – 1631
Fig 128 – c.1630 – 1631 Portrait ‘Lady Henrietta Stanley’ depicting a baby girl wearing a pearl choker, and a coral teething stem, set in gold, hung on a white ribbon around her neck
Anglo-French
Private Collection
Fig 133 – Portrait Of A ‘Boy With Coral’ Holding A Coral Teething Stem With Bells And Wearing A Coral Necklace. By The English School, c.1650 – 1660
c.1650 – 1660 – Portrait of a ‘Boy With Coral’ – depicting a young infant holding a gold rattle with coral teething stem and bells hung on a red ribbon around his waist; and around his neck, he wears a string of coral beads.
By an Unknown Artist (English School)
Norwich Castle Museum, England
Fig 147 – Portrait Of The 6 Month Old ‘Francis Thynne, Fifth Son Of Sir John Thynne, The Builder Of Longleat House’ Holding A Silver Whistle And Bells Rattle With Animal Tooth Teether, And Wearing A Gold Chain With A Gold Jewelled Cross Pendant, And Jewelled Cap And Sleeve Aglets. Attributed To Hans Eworth, 1564
1564 – Portrait of ‘Francis Thynne, Fifth Son of Sir John Thynne’ – depicting the 6 month old son of Sir John Thynne (builder of Longleat House) holding a silver whistle and bells rattle with animal tooth teether hung on a silver chain around his waist; jewelled aglets adorn his cap and sleeves; and a gold chain with a gold jewelled cross is looped twice around his neck.
Attributed to Hans Eworth (Netherlandish)
Longleat House, England
Fig 148 – Portrait Of The 20 Month Old ‘Daughter Of Sir John Thynne Of Longleat’ Holding A Silver Whistle And Bells Rattle With Animal Tooth Teether, And Wearing A Gold Chain With A Gold Jewelled Cross Pendant, And Jewelled Sleeve Aglets. Attributed To Hans Eworth, 1572
1572 – Portrait Of The ‘Daughter of Sir John Thynne of Longleat’ – depicting the 20 month old daughter of Sir John Thynne (builder of Longleat House) holding a silver whistle and bells rattle with animal tooth teether hung on a silver chain around his waist; jewelled aglets adorn her sleeves at the shoulder; and a gold chain with a gold jewelled cross is looped twice around her neck.
Attributed to Hans Eworth (Netherlandish)
Longleat House, England
Fig 152 – Gold ‘Whistle And Bells’ Teething Rattle Set With A Bear’s Tooth Amulet. 17th Century
17th Century – Gold ‘Whistle And Bells’ Teething Rattle Set With A Bear’s Tooth Amulet – a long gold decorative rattle, featuring a whistle at one end, an ornate bulbous section decorated with bells and set at the other end with a bear’s tooth amulet for teething.
Length: 17.2cm
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich
Fig 170 – Portrait Of The 1 Year Old ‘Infanta Ana Mauricia Of Austria’ Wearing Bodice And Waist Amulets, Gem-Set Rings And A Bracelet, And Holding A Coral Teething Stem. By Juan Pantoja De La Cruz, 1602
Fig 170 – 1602 Portrait of the ‘Infanta Ana Mauricia Of Austria’ – depicting the 1 year old daughter of King Philip III of Spain wearing amulets: a jewelled cross, a crystal memento box and a heart pendant adorn her bodice; an animal foot, a higa, a spherical pomander, a bell and a horn are hung from her waist; she holds a diamond-shaped teething stem set with a branch of coral. In addition, she wears three jewelled rings on each hand and a jewelled bracelet on her left wrist.
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish
Convent of Las Descalzas Reales, Madrid
Fig 194 – Portrait Of The 10 Year Old ‘Federico Gonzaga’ Wearing A Jewelled Chain-Linked Gold Collar With A Pearl Drop Pendant. By Francesco Francia, Italian 1510
A child portrait of 10 year old ‘Federico Gonzaga’ (son of Francesco Gonzaga, Fourth Margrave of Mantua) – wearing a jewelled chain-linked gold collar with a pearl drop pendant. Painted by the Italian artist, Francesco Francia and dating to 1510.
Fig 203 – Portrait Of The 2 Year Old ‘Clarice Strozzi’ Wearing A Gem-Set Gold Pendant, Pearl Necklace And Bracelet, Gem-Set Ring And A Jewelled Pomander Suspended From A Waist Girdle. By Titian, 1542
1542 – Portrait Of ‘Clarice Strozzi’- depicting the 2 year daughter of Roberto Strozzi and Maddalena dei Medici wearing: a gem-set gold pendant suspended from a chunky pearl necklace, a matching pearl bracelet, a delicate gem-set ring, and an elaborately jewelled gold pomander hung from a decorative waist girdle.
By Titian (Venetian)
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Fig 204 – Portrait Of The 13 Year Old ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ Lavishly Adorned With Pearls, Gems And Gold Jewellery. Attributed To William Scrots, c.1546
c.1546 – Portrait of ‘Elizabeth I When A Princess’ – depicting the 13 year old daughter of King Henry VIII of England adorned in lavish jewellery: pearls and gems adorn the edges of her head-dress and neckline; a jewelled gold pendant with three hanging pearls is suspended from a beaded necklace of gold and pearls; a diamond-shaped brooch set with gems in a cross motif and three hanging pearls is pinned to her bodice; gems pin the slashes of her dress; an elaborate girdle of pearls, gems and gold adorns her waist; and she wears several gem-set gold rings on each hand.
Attributed to William Scrots, Flemish
The Royal Collection, England