Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Her Infant Son

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This early seventeenth-century portrait depicts an unknown woman seated with her son who is about one year old. They are both wearing elaborate lace.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Stratford-upon-Avon

Title

Portrait of an Unknown Woman and Her Infant Son

Date

c.1630–1635

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 120 x W 87 cm

Accession number

SBT 1993-31/231

Acquisition method

gift, 1896

Work type

Painting

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