Nicholas Hilliard

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Nicholas Hilliard was a prominent late 16th-century English goldsmith and limner best known for his exquisitely detailed portrait miniatures of Elizabeth I and other members of the Tudor court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English artist
goldsmith
limner
miniaturist
painter
person
activeInPeriod early 17th century
late 16th century
artMedium gold and enamel decoration
gouache on vellum
watercolor on vellum
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1547
dateOfDeath 1619
employer Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
James I of England NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork goldsmithing
miniature painting
portraiture
gender male
genre portrait miniature
influenced Isaac Oliver NERFINISHED
influencedBy French court portraiture
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Elizabethan art NERFINISHED
name Nicholas Hilliard NERFINISHED
notableFor highly detailed watercolor portrait miniatures on vellum
notableWork Pelican Portrait of Elizabeth I (miniature version) NERFINISHED
Phoenix Portrait of Elizabeth I (miniature version) NERFINISHED
Young Man Among Roses NERFINISHED
portrait miniatures of Elizabeth I
portrait miniatures of Tudor courtiers
self-portrait miniatures
occupation goldsmith
limner
miniaturist
painter
patron Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
James I of England NERFINISHED
Tudor nobility
placeOfBirth Devon NERFINISHED
England
Exeter NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld court miniaturist
limner to the Queen
style highly refined linear detail
jewel-like color and surface finish
wrote The Arte of Limning NERFINISHED

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