Show all images on one page	#004938 Title: Queen Elizabeth I Artist: Maslova Valentina Size: 4x5x0.5 Size (inches): 1.5x2x0.25 Price : $120 SOLD!

Valentina Maslova from the village of Fedoskino is the creator of this beautiful brooch. On the oval piece of mother-of-pearl the artist has painted her interpretation of the famous portrait of Queen Elizabeth I originally painted in 1546, by William Scrots. This portrait can be viewed at Windsor Castle. This very beautiful portrait was sent as a gift to Elizabeth's half-brother, King Edward VI. The letter accompanying the gift was quite touching. Elizabeth wrote:

'For the face, I grant, I might well blush to offer, but the mind I shall never be ashamed to present. ....when you shall look on my picture you will witsafe to think that as you have but the outward shadow of the body before you, so my inward mind wisheth that the body itself were oftener in your presence.'

The oval pearl plate on which the portrait is painted is set into the frame made out of German silver. The portrait is framed with swirling metal patterns. It is painted in oils, and splendor of the Queen's costume is accentuated by silver paint. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the year of 2009.