Elizabeth I

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Nicholas Hilliard
James I (circa 1610)
Ink and color on vellum
Private Collection
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This exquisite miniature of James I, by Elizabeth's favorite painter Nicholas Hilliard (1537-1619), shows the Scottish king adopting the costumes and manners of the English court.

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