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Who Am I? Following the Signs

Duchess of Mazarin portrait

Try your hand at collecting and following the clues necessary to determine the identity of a woman who sat for her portrait more than 300 years ago.

One question we want a portrait image or a literary portrait sketch to answer first for us is “Who Am I?” In the case of centuries-old portraits of people long dead and long-since forgotten by history, the answer is often lost. Sometimes, though, we are lucky, and can collect the clues necessary to reach at least a working answer.

Can you find the answer to the question “Who Am I?” for these portrait images?

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Duchess of Mazarin portrait