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ELD4953573: Queen Christine of Suede (1629-1689) received by Henry II of Lorraine Duke of Guise (1614-1664) in Lyon in 1656 (Portrait of Christina, Queen of Sweden visiting Henry II, Duke of Guise in Lyon, 1656) Engraving from “L'alcove des queines” by Jules Beaujoint 19th century Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
MPX5127021: A Million Stitches For A Portrait Of The Queen. The royal portrait produced by 28 year old railway signalman Derek Barnes is something out of the ordinary. For Derek has embroidered it in fine silk, and Derek reckons that he can teach women a thing or two about threading needles. To complete his study of the Queen he had to thread a needle 50,000 times with different coloured silks. 9th November 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4636538: Samuel Daniel, Groom of his Majesty's Privy Chamber, poet and author of the masque, the Tethys Festival or The Queenes Wake for Queen Elizabeth I, Whitehall, 1610. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 1792Ð1812. James Granger (1723Ð1776) was an English clergy, biographer, and print collector. / Bridgeman Images