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The Painted Lady - Tudor Portraits at the Ferens
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Portrait of a woman wearing a huge lace ruff and an elaborately embroidered and beaded dress. The dress has huge sleeves. In her had she is holding a flea fur. Her face is very pale and her hair is drawn back from her face. Add to board
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'Noblewoman' Oil Painting by William Segar, 1590

'Noblewoman' by William Segar, 1590. Oil on canvas.  The identity of the sitter remains a mystery.

 

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