signed on reverse: W Hollar pinxit post Holbein/ Origium of Collectione/ Arundeliana and inscribed Jane Seymour Queene/ Janaria Seymour Regina/ Anglie, turned ivory mount.
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English: Jane Seymour (c.1509-37), wearing crimson velvet dress trimmed with ouches (Black Onyx cabouchon), gold lined oversleeves, gem set gold brooch with pendant pearls, two strand necklace with pendant set with Carnelian and Black Onyx cabouchon, gable headdress with lappets and black veil.
Jane was the daughter of Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire and Margery Wentworth. She served both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, and came to the attention of King Henry VIII. They married eleven days after Anne's execution in May 1536. Jane died after giving birth to the future Edward VI.
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