Nicholas Hilliard
(circa 1547-1619), Miniature painterArtist 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.
More on Nicholas Hilliard: Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard & Oliver exhibition
by George Vertue, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, 1735
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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
by Charles Picart, after Harold Crease, after Nicholas Hilliard
stipple engraving, early 19th century (circa 1590)
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Queen Elizabeth I (When Princess)
by Richard Earlom, after Nicholas Hilliard
mezzotint, published 1810
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Possibly Frances Devereux (née Walsingham), Countess of Essex
by Henry Richard Cook, published by and after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1 March 1810 (circa 1590)
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by Henry Bone, possibly after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1819
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by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist, after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, June 1819
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, circa 1825
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, published by William Pickering, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1825
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by William Henry Worthington, published by William Pickering, after Nicholas Hilliard
line engraving, published 1825
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by Joseph Brown, after George Perfect Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
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by William Derby, after P. Oudry, after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil, circa 1835-1842 (circa 1610)
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by Hanns Hanfstaengl, after Unknown artist, after Nicholas Hilliard
photograph of painting, 1850s-1860s (circa 1610)
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after Nicholas Hilliard
photogravure, published 1902
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after Nicholas Hilliard
photogravure, published 1902
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