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National Portrait Gallery: Artists a to Z: Nicholas Hilliard
Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Nicholas Hilliard: Young Man Among Roses
Short essay about one of Hilliard's most famous miniatures (Robert Deveraux, second Earl of Essex?) examines the artist's influences, Tudor symbolism, Elizabeth's relationship with the subject of the portrait, and the romantic ideals of...
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National Portrait Gallery: The Phoenix and the Pelican
"The Phoenix and The Pelican: Two Portraits of Elizabeth I, c. 1575" describes two remarkable portraits by Nicholas Hilliard. You will learn how the portraits are related and some of the ways the portraits were changed from their...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nicholas Hilliard
Free-content encyclopedia entry for Nicholas Hillard from Wikipedia.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art: Hilliard: Portrait of a Young Man
Enlargeable view of a miniature portrait by Nicholas Hilliard, thought to be of Elizabethan favorite Robert Deveraux, allows for a close examination of Hilliard's technique.
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Fitzwilliam Museum: Images of War: Dangers Averted Gold Medal
An exhibition of military and commemorative medals includes this example, attributed to goldsmith and miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard, that celebrates the English defeat, in 1588, of the Spanish Armada.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Nicholas Hilliard
Biographical summary of the life and career of Nicholas Hilliard, British artist of portrait miniatures during the Renaissance.
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England
An image of "Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England", created by Nicholas Hilliard from 1575-76 (Oil on panel, 79 x 61 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: A Youth Leaning Against a Tree Among Roses
An image of "A Youth Leaning Against a Tree Among Roses", created by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1588 (Body colour on vellum, 135 x 73 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
An image of "Portrait of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland", created by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1590 (Mixed media on parchment, 25,7 x 17,8 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Queen Elizabeth
An image of "Queen Elizabeth", created by Nicholas Hilliard, c.1584 (Pen and ink wash over pencil).