Ecole ESPAGNOLE, fin du XVIe siècle Lot n° 6

Portrait of Anne de Béthune (1548-1607), wife of Ferry de Choiseul, Lord of Praslin Canvas, inscription in the upper right corner 1573 145 x 89 cm (accidents and restorations) With the coat of arms of Anne de Bethune (1548-1607), lady of Hostel, Ravigny, Longueville and Treny, viscountess of Chavignon, quarter countess of Soissons, daughter of Georges de Bethune, sgr of the said places, count of Soissons, governor of Laon and of Jacqueline de Wissocq, wife in 1561 of Ferry de Choiseul (1534-1569), sgr. de Praslin, du Plessis St Jean, Barberay, St Supplix, baron de Chitry, chr. Of the King's Order, ordinary gentleman of his chamber, captain of 50 lances of the ordinances, died in his 38th year in 1569 from wounds received at the battle of Jarnac. (Archives départementales de la Haute-Marne, fonds du baron de L'Horme, 22 J 3, dossier Choiseul, fol. 93). We thank Mr. Philippe Palasi for the identification of the model and the description of the arms.