Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

studio of Nicholas Hilliard (Exeter 1547 – London 1619). Oil painting on canvas, Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603), studio of Nicholas Hilliard (Exeter 1547 – London 1619), 1592. A full-length portrait, wearing a dress decorated with land and sea creatures, standing, turned slightly to the left on a patterned carpet beside a crimson covered chair with the royal cypher embroidered on the cushion, wearing a crown, elaborate lace collar, white satin dress embroidered with flowers, birds and animals, over which is a black surcoat embroidered with pearl ornaments, holding a fan in her left hand and gloves in her right; the shaded area of the carpet at the bottom seems to denote a step. Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)