Philip Mould's notes for this portrait, including a
biographical sketch about Anne Bulwer, are here.
Gerard Soest painted this stern portrait of Anne Bulwer in 1654 wearing a décolleté dress with puffed sleeves.
Keywords: 1654, Soest, British,
hurluberlu coiffure, off shoulder scoop décolletage, split bodice, chemise,
elbow length puffed sleeves, chemise, full skirt, jeweled headdress, necklace,
earrings, clasp