Unknown woman, formerly known as Ursula (née St Barbe), Lady Walsingham Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Unknown woman, formerly known as Ursula (née St Barbe), Lady Walsingham NPG 1705
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Unknown artist
The sitter in this portrait has not been identified. It was for some time displayed as a pendant portrait to that of Sir Francis Walsingham, statesman and Principal Secretary to Queen Elizabeth I. However, no portraits of Lady Walsingham appear to exist to provide a comparison.
The portrait has been cut down on two sides from a larger image. It presents a woman engaging directly with the spectator. Her richly modelled face, turned slightly towards the viewer, and expressive grey eyes display a... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










