Portrait miniature, Nicholas Hilliard, 1578-1579
Nicholas Hilliard肖像Nicholas Hilliard英格兰, 1547–1619

Portrait miniature

1578-1579 · Portrait miniature · 4 × 5.1 cm

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展厅British Galleries, Room 57

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The other known version of this miniature, also by Hilliard, is in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen. Examination has revealed that the Queen's version uses the more expensive blue pigment ultramarine for the background, while the V&A version uses the more common blue bice. The Queen's version is the more costly object and is generally believed to be the one painted from life.

People

The troubled reign in Scotland of Mary, Queen of Scots ended in 1568 when the Scottish Lords forced her to flee to England. Mary had long claimed the English throne and as a Roman Catholic, had English Catholic supporters who wished to see her Queen instead of the Protestant Elizabeth. Mary was placed in the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury and held in various country houses for 19 years. In 1587 Mary was executed for treason against Elizabeth.

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Mary sat for this portrait when she was a prisoner of her cousin Elizabeth I. Hilliard was not a court artist, but had an independent practice in London. It is possible that this miniature was commissioned by Mary herself rather than by Elizabeth. But Mary's jailer, the Earl of Shrewsbury would have had to sanction the sittings. In this portrait, Mary prominently wears a gold crucifix with a white figure of Christ, thus asserting her Catholicism.

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P.24-1975

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与此同时,在Nicholas Hilliard的生活中

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  1. 1570–1576 · 工作地

    London

  2. 1576–1578

    Travel: France

  3. 1578–1619 · 工作地

    London

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