Portrait of a Nobleman

Peter CrossWW-1650-007264

1650·Gouache on vellum·8.6 × 7.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 7/8 in.)

Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1650
Medium: Gouache on vellum
Dimensions: 8.6 × 7.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Peter Cross

Artist

Peter Cross

Painting

Peter Cross(e) was an English miniature painter. He imitated and perhaps trained under Samuel Cooper, and was extensively employed by royalty and the nobility as a miniaturist during the reign of Queen Anne. He is said to have created an erroneous type of the features of Mary, Queen of Scots by renovating a portrait of her to appear more beautiful.

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