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The Origin of the Portrait Miniature
Nicholas Hilliard, portrait of an unknown woman
Nicholas Hilliard, portrait of an unknown woman
Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of an unknown woman
About 1585-90
Watercolour on vellum, stuck to a playing card
Museum no. P.2-1974
Purchased from the Earl of Radnor with the aid of a special Treasury Grant
