Two full length standing figures, life size, representing a Lady in black dress with indications of widowhood. The broad flat wedge-like piece of black cloth that descends to the middle of her forehead was in the 17th century worn by royal and noble personages as an indication of widowhood. The graceful figure of a young girl, gaily attired and with no signs of mourning, looks affectionately up into the face of the lady. It is believed to be from the school of Anthony Van Dyke.
According to a list dated 1861 and a local newspaper of the time, this painting is thought to have been of the wife of King Charles I., Henrietta Maria of France and her daughter.
Wokingham Town Museum Unique Identifier: WTH0025