Early 17th Century
Spanish School Antique Portrait Miniature of a Lady of The House of Habsburg,
Wearing a Ruff, Circa 1600
Dimensions : EXCLUDING
FRAME = 1 1/2" x 1 1/4"
Whilst the artist is
unknown, a small description verso refers to the sitter as a member of the The
House of Habsburg.
The House of
Habsburg , also called House of Hapsburg, or House
of Austria, was one of the most influential royal
houses of Europe. The throne of the Holy Roman Empire was
continuously occupied by the Habsburgs between 1438 and 1740. The house also
produced emperors and kings of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of
England (King), Kingdom of Germany, Kingdom of
Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia, Second Mexican Empire, Kingdom of
Ireland, Kingdom of Portugal, and Habsburg Spain, as well
as rulers of several Dutch and Italian principalities.
Habsburg Spain refers to the history of
Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries (1516–1700), when it was ruled by
kings from the House of Habsburg (also associated with its role in
the history of Central Europe). The Habsburg rulers (chiefly Charles
I and Philip II) reached the zenith of their influence and power.
They controlled territory that included the Americas, the East
Indies, the Low Countries and territories now in France and
Germany in Europe, the Portuguese Empire from 1580 to 1640,
and various other territories such as small enclaves
like Ceuta and Oran in North Africa. This period of Spanish
history has also been referred to as the "Age of Expansion".
Under the Habsburgs,
Spain dominated Europe politically and militarily for much of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries but experienced a gradual decline of influence in the
second half of the seventeenth century under the later Habsburg kings.
This fine portrait
miniature is presented behind glass, set within a gilt slip and ebonised frame.
Condition as per images - good overall but with some surface wear
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