Color View of Unknown Girl

Unknown Girl Aged 20, by John Bettes II, 1587.

The book I took the black & white versions from states that "(u)pper and nether billiments of pearls decorate the back of the head." I can also see two strips of black material, and a strip of white, that suggests more than simple billiments. This might be a French hood with the hood that is hidden by the very large ruff.

This is a color version found on the World Wide Web on August 23, 2007: http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/bettes-john-the-younger/unknown-girl-aged-20.html

With thanks to Roger Franz for locating this color image.