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The Origin of the Portrait Miniature
Nicholas Hilliard, portrait of an unknown woman aged 31
Nicholas Hilliard, portrait of an unknown woman aged 31
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of an unknown woman aged 31
1576
Watercolour on vellum, stuck to pasteboard
Museum no. P.27-1977
Inscribed either side of her head in Latin, 'Year of Our Lord 1576 / At the age of 31'
