Large 17th Century French School Portrait, Likely Anne of Austria Queen Of France. SOLD fully hallmarked for Henry Matthews

fully hallmarked for Henry Matthews

signed and dated '99' to the bottom right

Length: 109cm

After studying briefly at art college

Large 17th Century French School Portrait, Likely Anne of Austria Queen Of France. SOLD fully hallmarked for Henry Matthews**RESERVED** A large 17th century French school portrait depicting a lady in mourning. The features of the lady depicted are very similar to that of Anne of Austria, Queen of France, who was famously painted in mourning dress on several occasions, not least by Rubens in 1622. The portrait has crazing in areas and some small paint losses. The work has no visible signature. The frame has losses to the left side of the frame and bottom right corner