The gem which saw thee near and loves thee still,
Is pledge and image of my heart and will.
My heart is not less white or pure than this,
And though less hard, ’tis quite as firm I wis.
PORTRAIT OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (1542–1587). FRENCH SCHOOL
Rings on the second joint of fourth finger of right hand, and on little finger of the same hand
Museo del Prado, Madrid
PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, BY THE FLEMISH PAINTER LUCAS DE HEERE