Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619), Miniature painter
Artist associated with 33 portraits
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) trained as a goldsmith and became an outstanding painter of portrait miniatures, the first notable English artist of this medium. Elizabeth I appointed him her official limner, or miniature painter, a service to the monarch that he continued after the accession of James I in 1603.
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1572
NPG 108
by Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, circa 1575
NPG 190
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1576
NPG 4197
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum laid on card, 1578
NPG 6761
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1581
NPG 4851
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, circa 1585
NPG 4106
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1588
NPG 6273
attributed to Silvester Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour, 1848 (circa 1588-1591)
NPG 2413
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, after 1588
NPG 5549
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on canvas, (circa 1590)
NPG 277
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
by George Perfect Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour, (circa 1590)
NPG 1492(c)
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, circa 1590
NPG 5994
after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, circa 1610 (1578?)
On display in Room 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 429
by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, circa 1611
NPG 4260
by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1625
NPG D21054
by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1630
NPG D16561
by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1630
NPG D21053
by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1630
NPG D21052
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by John Faber Sr, published by Thomas Bowles Sr, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, after Nicholas Hilliard
mezzotint, published circa 1700-1725 (1617)
NPG D18768
by George Vertue, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, 1735
NPG D31820
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
by Charles Picart, after Harold Crease, after Nicholas Hilliard
stipple engraving, early 19th century (circa 1590)
NPG D34421
Queen Elizabeth I (When Princess)
by Richard Earlom, after Nicholas Hilliard
mezzotint, published 1810
NPG D24194
Possibly Frances Devereux (née Walsingham), Countess of Essex
by Henry Richard Cook, published by and after Silvester Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1 March 1810 (circa 1590)
NPG D2313
by Henry Bone, possibly after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1819
NPG D17348
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, circa 1825
NPG D26071
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, published by William Pickering, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1825
NPG D5879
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, published by William Pickering, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1825
NPG D5880
by Joseph Brown, after George Perfect Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D23446
by William Derby, after P. Oudry, after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (circa 1610)
NPG D23067
by Hanns Hanfstaengl, after Unknown artist, after Nicholas Hilliard
photograph of painting, 1850s-1860s (circa 1610)
NPG D31825
after Nicholas Hilliard
photogravure, published 1902
NPG D42669
after Nicholas Hilliard
photogravure, published 1902
NPG D42670
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist, after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, June 1819
NPG D17491
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Exhibitions and displays
- Queens and Consorts: Likeness in Life and Death
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