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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Mary Ann Waltham

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Who is she? At a glance, this beautiful face hanging at Althorp is reputed to be of Anne Waltham circa 1572... an attendant of Mary Queen of Scots - painted by the artist Francois Quesnel, born of a French father and Scottish mother.
 
Who is she? Well, at first glance, the beautiful face hanging at Althorp is said to be one Anne Waltham circa 1572...but of course, every picture tells a story, doesn't it? More clues below...


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