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Wedding at Bermondsey
Artist: Joris Hoefnagel
Date: 1569
There is so much in this picture that I will not attempt to review every piece of clothing individually. Instead I will just go through the main groups of people in the picture.

On the far left are some people of moderate wealth, which you can tell because the womens farthingales are wider than ...
Review by KatRowberd | Login or Signup to add a review.
Elizabeth I receiving the Dutch Ambassadors
Artist: Dutch school
Date: 1585
Queen Elizabeth wearing a splendid, full coloured dress, receives the Dutch ambassadors. When I popped up the image I noticed that the lady in black in the middle is the "Koningin of Schotland" - Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, watching Elizabeth. But in reality the two women never met. Liseter( ...
Review by lindaatje | Login or Signup to add a review.
Elizabeth I
Artist: Quentin Metsys the Younger
Date: 1580
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Elizabeth I (the Pelican Portrait)
Artist: attrib. Nicholas Hilliard
Date: 1572
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Elizabeth I (the Phoenix Portrait)
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Date: 1572
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Mary Fitton
Artist: Follower of George Gower
Date: 1595
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Sir Henry Slingsby
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Date: 1595
Sir Henry wears a black doublet worked all over with an intertwined pattern. It might be some kind of black-on-black brocade or cut velvet, or it could be embroidered (though this is less likely due to the way the pattern is the same all over the garment). The doublet fastens down the front with ...
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Frances Howard
Artist: Isaac Oliver
Date: 1590 - 1600
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Mrs. Holland
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Date: 1593
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Unknown man
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Date: 1593
The miniature is dated 1593 and the sitter's age given as 26. The young man is wearing highly decorated armour, more suited to displays in the tiltyard than the battlefield. Elizabeth's Accession Day (November 17th) was traditionally celebrated with tiltyard contests. Generally only members of ...
Review by gilgilis | Login or Signup to add a review.
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