Uncover the secrets of English portraiture during the pivotal Stuart era (1603-1649). This insightful art history study offers a unique perspective, prioritizing sitters and their ‘self-fashioning’ over mere artistic attribution. Delve into the dramatic shift from late Elizabethan styles to the Baroque, revealing how portraits charted the new iconography of a dynasty and an assertive aristocracy. Essential reading for art historians, history students, and collectors passionate about British art and cultural evolution in India.