Fig 61 – Funerary Portrait Of A Young ‘Boy With A Floral Garland In His Hair’ Wearing Three Leather Bulla Amulets And A Gold Signet Ring. Fayum Mummy Portrait From Er-Rubayat, Egypt, c.200 – 230 AD
c.200 – 230 AD – Funerary Portrait Of A Young ‘Boy With A Floral Garland In His Hair’ – depicting the Fayum Mummy Portrait of a young boy from Er-Rubayat in Egypt wearing: a black plaited leather necklace with three leather bulla amulets and a gold signet ring on his left hand.
From Er-Rubayat, Egypt
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
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 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.