Here is a link to another WordPress site, The Dragonhound.
It contains an exceedingly interesting and thought-provoking article about Anne Neville’s portraits (and those of a few others). The writer puts forward a very good case for the lady in blue, on the right of the illustration above, being Richard III’s elusive queen.
There is much more about portraits of the York brothers and the women around them. A fascinating read that is highly recommended.
I wish some talented person could do a more detailed portrait based on these. She looks cute and child-like. Not sure about the shaved hair. Her hair looks dark (henna?)
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[…] coaching times and earlier but much diminished with the advent of the railways.) Here Richard and Anne visited the palace, mostly likely in 1484, although 1483 is stated on most websites. The Bishop at […]
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[…] A few months ago, I listened to a very interesting talk that was given by a lady who makes porcelain miniature dolls. I was particularly interested to see that she had brought along her miniatures of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and later discovered that the picture on the back of her business card showed her miniatures of Richard III and Anne Neville. […]
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