Description This illustrated biography follows Nicholas Hilliard\'s long and remarkable Life (c.
About the Author Elizabeth Goldring is an honorary associate professor at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society..
Published to mark the 400th anniversary of Hilliard\'s death, this is the definitive biography of one of Britain\'s most notable artists.
Hilliard counted the Medici, the Valois, the Habsburgs, and the Bourbons among his Continental European patrons and admirers.
His sitters included Elizabeth I, James I, and Mary, Queen of Scots; explorers Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh; and members of the emerging middle class from which he himself hailed.
Hilliard\'s portraits--some no larger than a watch-face--have decisively shaped perceptions of the appearances and personalities of many key figures in one of the most exciting, if volatile, periods in British history.
It showcases new archival research and stunning images, many reproduced in color for the first time. 1547-1619) from the West Country to the heart of the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts.
Description This illustrated biography follows Nicholas Hilliard\'s long and remarkable Life (c
