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Elizabeth of York

12 of 23 portraits by Domenico Brucciani

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Elizabeth of York

by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Pietro Torrigiano
electrotype, 1870, based on a work of circa 1512-1518
35 7/8 in. x 21 5/8 in. (910 mm x 550 mm) overall
Purchased, 1870
Primary Collection
NPG 291

Sitterback to top

  • Elizabeth of York (1466-1503), Queen of Henry VII. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • Elkington & Co, Sculptors. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
  • Pietro Torrigiano (1472-1528), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This electrotype is a copy from the upper part of the gilt bronze effigy of the queen on the double tomb with her husband Henry VII at Westminster Abbey. It is one of a series of electrotype reproductions of tomb effigies made for the National Portrait Gallery by Elkington & Co in the 1870s. An electrotype sculpture of this type is made by electro-deposition of copper onto a mould or cast of an object. The electrotype could then be patinated like bronze.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG 290: King Henry VII (companion portrait)

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Events of 1512back to top

Current affairs

King Henry VIII declares war on France. The English Fleet attacks villages on the French Coast and the port of Brest.

Art and science

King Henry VII's memorial chapel at Westminster Abbey is completed.

International

The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I joins Pope Julius II's Holy League against France. The French commander in Italy, Gaston de Foix, is killed at the Battle of Ravenna and French advances are arrested.
Poland and Russia go to war over control of White Russia (present-day Belarus).

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