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brown fur. She throws a shadow against the wall behind her, a further strip of shadow appears on the right hand side, thrown by an unseen source. Her expression is lively and engaged. She is given bright red lips, whose colour is echoed by the red ring on her fingers. Her youth is conveyed through her half smile, oval face, shy expression and dimples.
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Christina stands in full length in a frontal pose. She is set against a turquoise background, reminiscent of 15th century
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They arrived in
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Christina herself was against the marriage arrangement; she was only sixteen years old and made no secret of her distaste for Henry, who by this time had a reputation around Europe for the mistreatment of his wives. She is credited with saying; "If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the
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since she had been 13 years. Her striking manner and strength of character are apparent in the portrait. Although Henry was taken by the representation, the marriage proposal did not go ahead, not least because
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Although the portrait is filled with indicators of her nobility, she has taken off her gloves, allowing an informal, intimate atmosphere. She has almost perfect white skin, the tones of which are off-set against her black overcoat.
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saying, "If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of
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Despite it not resulting in the marriage he had hoped for, Henry liked the portrait so much that he kept it until he died. It was acquired in 1909 by the
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