Is this the only portrait of Lady Jane Grey, England’s 9-day queen, done during her life?
A portrait purporting to be of a living Lady Jane Grey, best-known from a post-death painting of her execution, has gone on display.
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This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime
She is perhaps best-known from Paul Delaroche’s painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” which hangs in the National Gallery in central London. Jane, who may have been as young as 16, is shown ...
Rare artwork with scratched eyes may be England's tragic nine-day queen
Researchers found evidence of alterations to the painting, indicating it could be the only known live portrait of Lade Jane Grey.