The "Streatham" portrait is an
oil painting on
panel from the 1590s believed to be a copy of a portrait of
Lady Jane Grey dating to her lifetime (
c. 1537–54). It shows a three-quarter-length depiction of a young woman in
Tudor-period dress holding a
prayer book, with the faded inscription "Lady Jayne" or "Lady Iayne" in the upper-left corner. Thought to have been completed as part of a set of paintings of Protestant martyrs, it is in poor condition and damaged, as if it has been attacked. By the early 20th century it was in the possession of a collector in
Streatham, London. In December 2005 the portrait was examined by the art dealer Christopher Foley. He saw it as an accurate, though poorly executed, reproduction of a contemporary painting of Jane, had it verified, and on that basis negotiated its sale. The work was acquired by the
National Portrait Gallery in London for a rumoured £100,000, a sale of which the historian
David Starkey was highly critical, challenging Foley's identifications. As of 2015 it is on display in Room 3 of the National Portrait Gallery. Although of historical interest, the painting is generally considered to be of poor artistic quality. (
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The "Streatham" portrait is an
oil painting on
panel from the 1590s believed to be a copy of a portrait of
Lady Jane Grey dating to her lifetime (
c. 1537–54). It shows a three-quarter-length depiction of a young woman in
Tudor-period dress holding a
prayer book, with the faded inscription "Lady Jayne" or "Lady Iayne" in the upper-left corner. Thought to have been completed as part of a set of paintings of Protestant martyrs, it is in poor condition and damaged, as if it has been attacked. By the early 20th century it was in the possession of a collector in
Streatham, London. In December 2005 the portrait was examined by the art dealer Christopher Foley. He saw it as an accurate, though poorly executed, reproduction of a contemporary painting of Jane, had it verified, and on that basis negotiated its sale. The work was acquired by the
National Portrait Gallery in London for a rumoured £100,000, a sale of which the historian
David Starkey was highly critical, challenging Foley's identifications. As of 2015 it is on display in Room 3 of the National Portrait Gallery. Although of historical interest, the painting is generally considered to be of poor artistic quality. (
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English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,717,427 articles.
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