Nicholas HilliardAngleterre, 1547–1619An Unknown Man, aged 24
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Londres, Royaume-Uni
SallePortrait Miniatures, Room 90a, The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery
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À propos du tableau
This portrait of an unknown man is one of a pair; the portrait of his wife is still in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch. The pictures are unusual, both in terms of traditional miniatures and Hilliard’s own work, as they are rectangular in shape and were formerly set into a diptych-style frame. This unusual format was probably the innovation of Hilliard, who was still experimenting with the miniature format at this early stage in his career. He has, however, retained the traditional way of inscribing miniatures, citing the date as ‘Ano Dni 1576’ (an abbreviation for Anno Domini, ‘in the year of our Lord’) and the age of the sitter as ‘Aetatis Sue XXIIII’ (aged 24). The face here has been retouched; the original skin tone would have been more pale.
Victoria and Albert Museum
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- P.1-1942
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- Image : Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
