![Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham (RCIN 912227) Mary Shelton, later Lady Heveningham (RCIN 912227)](jpg/rs658679_912227%20half%20height6b47.jpg)
Previously attributed to Flemish School, 16th century
Elizabeth I when a Princess
RCIN 404444
This painting is the finest and most compelling portrait of Elizabeth I before she became queen. It has been suggested that the painter of this work was William Scrots, an artist from the Netherlands who was employed by Henry VIII from 1545.