Princess Elizabeth (1596–1662), Later Queen of Bohemia
ca. 1606
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 3/4 × 31 1/4 in. (154.3 × 79.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Kate T. Davison, in memory of her husband, Henry Pomeroy Davison, 1951
Accession Number
51.194.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking full-length portrait by Robert Peake the Elder captures Princess Elizabeth, the second daughter of King James I of England, at around age ten in circa 1606. Painted in oil on canvas—a medium favored in the early 17th century for its rich colors and fine detail—the work measures an impressive 60¾ × 31¼ inches, emphasizing the young royal's poised elegance and status. Peake, a prominent Jacobean court painter who served under both Elizabeth I and James I, excelled in formal portraits that blended English tradition with continental influences, rendering fabrics and jewelry with meti...