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Nicholas Hilliard Aetatis Suae 30, 1577 From a Limning at Penshurst -  - 1805
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Nicholas Hilliard Aetatis Suae 30, 1577 From a Limning at Penshurst

EngraverThomas Chambars (1724-1789)
Date1805
TechniqueEtching
CategoryPortraits
SourceA Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square

Description

Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) was a painter renowned for his portrait miniatures. He is considered the first English artist to achieve recognition in this field. He was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I as her official miniature painter.