SOMER, Paulus van
(b. ca. 1576, Antwerpen, d. 1621, London)

Elizabeth Pierrepont, Countess of Kellie

c. 1619
Oil on canvas, 206 x 123 cm
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

Elizabeth Pierrepont married Sir Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie, forebear of the Earls of Kellie.

Countess Elizabeth's dress has a plunging neckline concealed by reticella lace and gold jewelry. The farthingale is gone, but hanging sleeves remain. She holds a fan in one hand and appears to be holding a bird in the other.




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