Current knowledge
© Rijksmueum A4723
Attributed to Nicholas Hilliard
Lady Margaret Douglas (1515-78), Countess of Lennox
Current measurements:
4.5cm diameter cm
Date:
1575
See Auerbach, Hilliard, pp.68-9
Van der Doort 1639
Old [Nicholas] Hilliard
The 3rd, Lady Margaret Douglas, aunt to Mary Queen of Scots, in black and white widow's mourning habit and little plain ruff, inscribed in gold letters 1575 and her age 53
Sale Inventory c.1649-51
Walpole Society reference (1972):