Henrietta Maria, Queen of England
1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Henrietta Maria, Queen of England is a 1650 ink by Jonas Suyderhoff, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a woman with a serious expression. She’s wearing a lace collar and a pearl necklace. Her hair is neatly pulled back, and she’s framed by a decorative border of leaves and flowers. The border looks like carved metal, with tiny details like scrolls and ribbons. The name at the bottom is written in a fancy script, but it’s hard to read without zooming in. This is an example of etching, a printing method that uses acid to carve into metal plates.
