# An Unknown Noblewoman

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SOMER, Paulus van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 60 x 54 cm

## Commentary

Jacobean lady&#39;s fashionable saffron lace ruff and rich satin red dress intricately embroidered with gold, provide a lavish display of her wealth.

## Related artworks

- [Anne of Denmark](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/anne-of-denmark-r0200640e767698>)
- [Elizabeth Pierrepont, Countess of Kellie](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/elizabeth-pierrepont-countess-of-kellie-rb8a85d69d44f90>)
- [Elizabeth Wriothesley, née Vernon, Countess of Southampton](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/elizabeth-wriothesley-ne-vernon-countess-of-southampton-rd2b9d3d23d9f2d>)
- [George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/george-villiers-1st-duke-of-buckingham-rc83a971ec8ccf1>)
- [James I of England \(James VI of Scotland\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/james-i-of-england-james-vi-of-scotland-rd3d2f202f4ae83>)
- [Sir Rowland Cotton](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/sir-rowland-cotton-rf4b53e7c001aa1>)
- [The 1st Earl of Monmouth and his Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/somer-paulus-van-reac6e18683e14d/the-1st-earl-of-monmouth-and-his-family-re601b7e6d9e4cd>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)