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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Nicholas Hilliard: Young Man Among Roses

For Students 9th - 10th
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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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internetshakespeare: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was the Queen's favourite during her declining years. His excessive popularity and his blatant attempts to misuse royal patronage brought an inevitable fall from grace. A brief but...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art: Hilliard: Portrait of a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
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.