It’s the satirical 16th Century portrait that inspired Sir John Tenniel’s illustration of The Duchess in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. But despite being dubbed ‘The Old Duchess’ for ...

An Old Woman is also occasionally known as The Ugly Duchess, after it was misattributed as a portrait of Margaret Maultasch, Duchess of Carinthia and Countess of Tyrol, who lived in the 14th century.