Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (?)
Unknown Artist
1776 to 1800
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 21.5 × 17 cm (8 7/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.11.964
Art Historical Context
This delicate engraving, tentatively titled *Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia captures the poised likeness of a storied 17th-century royal, created by an unknown artist between 1776 and 1800. Measuring a modest 21.5 × 17 cm, it hails from the National Gallery of Art'swald Collection in the Prints department. The question mark in the title reflects scholarly caution about the portrait's exact identification, but it evokes Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662), the eldest daughter of King James I England. Dubbed the "Winter Queen" for her fleeting reign alongside husband Frederick V, Elector Palatine, during ...