2957983 After a self-portrait by Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1535??625) (w/c on ivory) by Costa, Catherine Rachel da (1679??756); 5.4x77 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: This interesting miniature is based on the self-portrait (dated 1556) by Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1535??625), one of the first female artists of the Renaissance. The miniature has extended the original image to form a horizontal composition, possibly to fit the miniature into the lid of a box. ); Photo 穢 Philip Mould Ltd, London; English, out of copyright.