Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1562
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175953
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603), English School, circa 1592. A half-length portrait of the Queen wearing a richly embroidered and jewelled dress with elaborate lace ruff and collar. She has With a 'moon-jewel' in her hair. The painting is possibly derived from Isaac Oliver's miniature of the ageing Queen.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Plas Newydd, 2016.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist
References
Strong 1963 Roy Strong, Portraits of Queen Elizabeth, Oxford 1963, p.83 No.91 (dated c.1590-1600)