ATTRIBUTED TO HANS MIELICH (1516-1573) Portrait of a young Duchess of Bavaria Fruitwood panel decorated on the back with flowers 13.5 x 9.5 cm Reverse of the panel with stylised flowers. Inscription in German: [...] Herzogin von Bayern [...] annotated right and left Anno / 1572 Our portrait was probably executed for the court of the Wittelsbachs, Munich or Augsburg, during the reign of Duke Albert V of Bavaria (r. 1550?1579). These miniature portraits, sometimes commemorative or intended to be circulated for dynastic negotiations, were produced in court workshops. Provenance : Private collection Aix-en-Provence Expert: Cabinet Turquin