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Portrait bust of Anna of Cleves (1515-1557). At the bottom two putti with a small version of her portrait. Below that on a pedestal her name and a 4-line verse in French. Anna of Cleves was Queen of England in 1540. She was the fourth wife of Henry VIII. Hendrik married Anna, daughter of Duke Johan III of Cleves (the leader of the German Protestants) for political reasons on January 6, 1540. Hans Holbein painted a beautiful portrait of Anna. When Hendrik saw her in person, however, she did not live up to his expectations. The marriage did not last long. Hendrik divorced her in July of the same year. Copper engraving by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen (1644-1708), after the painting by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722). Signed in print. Manufactured around 1700.
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