File:Unknown woman thought to be Mary Tudor or Margaret Douglas.jpg

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William Scrots  (fl. 1537–1554)  wikidata:Q724493
 
William Scrots
Alternative names
William Scroetes, Guillim Scroots, Willem Scroots, William Scrotes, William Scroth, Guillaume Scrots, Guillim Scrots,
Willem Scrots, William Streets, Guillim Stretes, Willem Stretes, William Stretes, William Strettes, Scroot, Scroet, Scroettes,
Gwillim, Guillam, Master of the Regent Maria, Master of the Stattholder Maria
Description Southern Netherlandish-English court painter
Date of birth/death 1553 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death England
Work period 1537-1554
Work location
Low Countries (1537-1545), London (1545-1551), City of Brussels
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q724493
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
Portrait of an unknown lady in black, probably of the high nobility of England. Some identify it with Queen Mary I of England, whereas others believe it to portray her cousin, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox.
Date circa 1546
date QS:P571,+1546-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium painting
Source/Photographer http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2010/old-master-british-paintings-day-sale-l10037#/r=/en/ecat.fhtml.L10037.html+r.m=/en/ecat.lot.L10037.html/256/
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current23:58, 17 January 2013Thumbnail for version as of 23:58, 17 January 20131,035 × 1,973 (405 KB)Bogomolov.PL (talk | contribs)color correction
02:55, 6 October 2011Thumbnail for version as of 02:55, 6 October 20111,035 × 1,973 (203 KB)PKM (talk | contribs)Higher resolution image
13:32, 9 October 2010Thumbnail for version as of 13:32, 9 October 2010600 × 1,200 (115 KB)Aurinia (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Portrait of an unknown lady in black, probably of the high nobility of England. Some identify it with Queen Mary I of England, whereas others believe it to portray her cousin, Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox.}} {

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