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Tudor Clothing - Dress to Impress
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Detail of slashing in a Tudor dress from Portrait of Elisabeth de Valois. The outer red fabric is 'slashed' to reveal a gold embroidered fabric underneath. Add to board
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Portrait of Elisabeth de Valois (detail)

Detail from a portrait of Elisabeth de Valois by Sir Anthony Moore (1516 - 1576) after original by Sanchez Coello (1531-1538). Elisabeth de Valois died during childbirth in 1568, not long after this picture was painted. Her daughter grew up to rule all Spanish lands in the Netherlands.

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