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Nicholas Hilliard

(circa 1547-1619), Miniature painter

Artist associated with 34 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.

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Queen Elizabeth I, by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 108

Queen Elizabeth I

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1572
NPG 108

Queen Elizabeth I, by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 190

Queen Elizabeth I

by Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, circa 1575
On display in Room 2 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 190

Mary, Queen of Scots, after Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 429

Mary, Queen of Scots

after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, inscribed 1578
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 429

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 6761

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum laid on card, 1578
NPG 6761

Sir Francis Drake, by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 4851

Sir Francis Drake

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, 1581
NPG 4851

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 4106

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, circa 1585
NPG 4106

Sir Christopher Hatton, attributed to Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 2413

Sir Christopher Hatton

attributed to Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour, 1848, based on a work of circa 1588-1591
NPG 2413

Sir Christopher Hatton, by Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 5549

Sir Christopher Hatton

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, after 1588
NPG 5549

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, after Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 277

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on canvas, early 19th century, based on a work of 1590
NPG 277

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, by George Perfect Harding, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 1492(c)

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

by George Perfect Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour, early 19th century, based on a work of circa 1590
NPG 1492(c)

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, attributed to studio of Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 6241

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

attributed to studio of Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, circa 1595
NPG 6241

Queen Elizabeth I, by Francis Delaram, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG D21054

Queen Elizabeth I

by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1625
NPG D21054

Queen Elizabeth I, by Francis Delaram, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG D16561

Queen Elizabeth I

by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1630
NPG D16561

Queen Elizabeth I, by Francis Delaram, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG D21053

Queen Elizabeth I

by Francis Delaram, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1630
NPG D21053

Queen Elizabeth I, by Francis Delaram, after  Nicholas Hilliard - NPG D21052

Queen Elizabeth I

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 - NPG D18768

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

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