Queen Elizabeth Gallery

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Christening Robe
Sudeley Castle

 Queen Elizabeth I is said to have been christened in this robe
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The Princess Elizabeth, aged about 13 (1546)
Sometimes attributed to William Scrots
The Royal Collection at Windsor ©Her Majesty the Queen

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Elizabeth I

by an Unknown Artist, c.1555

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The Princess Elizabeth, aged about 17

Painted by an unknown artist
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Woodcut of Princess Elizabeth as a prisoner in the Tower of London
British Library

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Woodcut of the Princess Elizabeth interview with her sister Queen Mary
British Library

 

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Miniature of Princess Elizabeth

attributed to Levina Teerlinc, c.1550.

(Yale Center for British Art)

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Miniature of Elizabeth I

attributed to Levina Teerlinc, c.1565

(The Royal Collection)

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Miniature of Elizabeth I

attributed to Levina Teerlinc, c.1565

(The Royal Collection)

 

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The Family of Henry VIII
Left to right: Felipe and Mary with War, Henry VIII, Edward VI,
Elizabeth I with Peace and Plenty
National Museum of Wales, on loan to Sudeley Castle

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The Family of Henry VIII
Now at Hampton Court Palace, c. 1545
Painted by an unknown artist, Oil on canvas, 141 x 355 cm
Left to Right: 'Mother Jak', The Lady Mary, Prince Edward, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, The Lady Elizabeth and Wil Somers
Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

 

 

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Elizabeth's Coronation Procession

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"The Coronation Portrait"
A copy made in 1600 of a lost painting from 1559
Painted by an unknown artist
 Great Hall of Warwick Castle

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Elizabeth's Coronation Procession
British Library

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Elizabeth I

by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1560

 

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The Rainbow Portrait
Attributed to Isaac Oliver
In the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury
On display at Hatfield House

 

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"The Pelican Portrait" c. 1575-1580
Another portrait of Elizabeth, similar to the one above.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

 

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"The Phoenix Portrait" c. 1575
Probably painted by Nicholas Hilliard
Oil on panel, 78.7 x 61 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

 

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One version of The Armada Portrait.
At Woburn Abbey.

 

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"The Darnley Portrait"
Painted c. 1575 perhaps by Federigo Zuccaro
Oil on panel, 113 x 78.7 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

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"The Ditchley Portrait"
Elizabeth in 1592
Painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
Oil on canvas, 241.3 x 152.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

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Elizabeth I with a fan
Royal Collection © Her Majesty the Queen

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Elizabeth from late in her reign

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Elizabeth with a sieve, a symbol of virginity

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Elizabeth I
 Painted by John Bettes the Younger
Hever Castle, Kent

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Elizabeth I by an unknown artist
Very similar to the one above, probably from the same pattern
Oil on panel, 95.3 x 81.9 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London

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Elizabeth I
 by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour on vellum, oval, 1572
National Portrait Gallery

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Miniature of Elizabeth by Nicholas Hilliard
Case set with diamonds
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Elizabeth I

Coronation Miniature

A pattern miniature

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A pattern miniature by Isaac Oliver from about 1592
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

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Sketch of Elizabeth dressed to attend the Thanksgiving celebration after the Armada
Unknown artist, c. 1588
The Royal Library, Windsor Castle ©Her Majesty the Queen

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Elizabeth playing the lute
Painted by Nicholas Hilliard c. 1580
The Bridgeman Art Library, London

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Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury
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Elizabeth at a picnic
Woodcut from "The Booke of Hunting"
The British Library

 

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Queen Elizabeth, 1584
(design for the Third Great Seal)
 Painted by Nicholas Hilliard c. 1584 

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"Elizabeth I out Hunting"
woodcut from "The Booke of Hunting"
The British Library

 
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Elizabeth I

by Steven Van Der Meulen

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Sketch of Elizabeth c. 1575
By Federigo Zuccaro
British Museum 

  
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The frontispiece of a book. Elizabeth is shown in one of the
sets of coronation robes

Elizabeth in parliament robes

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Elizabeth at prayer
Frontispiece to Christian Prayers, 1569
Mansell Collection
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Detail of Elizabeth in procession to Blackfriars in 1600
In the style of Peake
In a private collection

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Elizabeth in procession to Blackfriars in 1600
In the style of Peake
In a private collection

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The Procession of the Knights of the Garter
Engraved by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder in 1576

  

 

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The funeral procession for Elizabeth, 1603
The British Library

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Detail, THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH
Attributed to William Camden
British Museum

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The tomb of Mary and Elizabeth
at Westminster Abbey.
The Latin translates: "Partners both in throne
and grave, here rest we two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary,
in the hope of one resurrection."
Dean and Chapter of Westminster

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The effigy from Elizabeth's tomb in Westminster Abbey
Dean and Chapter of Westminster

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Side view of Elizabeth's tomb
Dean and Chapter of Westminster

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Death of Queen Elizabeth

by Paul Delaroche

Musee du Louvre

Paris - France
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