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Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603: 3761

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Hilliard, Nicholas

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Notes

History note: A. Wylies; F. Leverton Harris

Measurements and weight

Height: 58 mm
Width: 45 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton

Dating

1590s
1595 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Frame composed of enamel ( champlevé enamels, single colour. Optically appear opaque black, actually a translucent dark blue.) gilded copper alloy
Support composed of vellum (skin) ( on card)
Frame Cover composed of glass ( slightly domed)
Miniature

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3761
Primary reference Number: 17991

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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