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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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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Nicholas Hilliard

For Students 9th - 10th
Free-content encyclopedia entry for Nicholas Hillard from Wikipedia.
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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.
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Fitzwilliam Museum: Images of War: Dangers Averted Gold Medal

For Students 9th - 10th
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.