Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:09 PM

A Portrait of Two Sisters (probably Anne of Denmark and her sister Elizabeth) circle of Robert Peake the Elder. Auctioned in 2016, Sotheby’s sale number L16034. Dated between 1580-1600. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/old-master-british-paintings-day-l16034/lot.110.html

The large expanses of reticella are stunning. The patterns are similar to those in Matteo Pagano’s book from the 1540-1550’s. If you’re interested in this style Helen Hough put together a collection of them in _ Simply Elegant: Pagano?s Early Reticella Lace Designs, 1544-1554, Venice_. Alessandra Caputo and myself have essays included. It is available free at the Internet Archive https://archive.org/embed/pagano-hough-caputo-sanderson-2020-simply-elegant