Portrait miniature of an unknown youth in yellow
Portrait Miniature
ca. 1585-1590 (painted)
ca. 1585-1590 (painted)
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This portrait is typical of Hilliard’s style. His approach was much more schematic than that of his student, Isaac Oliver, summing up in a marvellous economy of lines the distinguishing facial features. In Hilliard’s work the details of the costume were almost as important as the facial likeness, as in this handsome portrait of an unknown young man, whose bejewelled bonnet with its feathery aigrette, intricate ruff and splendid doublet indicate his high status.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait miniature of an unknown youth in yellow (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on vellum |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature of an unknown youth in yellow with a bonnet and feather, ca. 1585-1590, watercolour on vellum, painted by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619). |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature of an unknown youth in yellow with a bonnet and feather, watercolour on vellum. |
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| Object history | This is one of five miniatures acquired from the Radnor collection. See P.2-1974 for a history of the group. This is one of five miniatures from the Radnor collection (P.1 to 5-1974), all of which were reframed at the time of acquisition for conservation reasons and are now housed in 1970s frames. The original ivory box and lid for each medallion is currently held in storage. |
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| Summary | This portrait is typical of Hilliard’s style. His approach was much more schematic than that of his student, Isaac Oliver, summing up in a marvellous economy of lines the distinguishing facial features. In Hilliard’s work the details of the costume were almost as important as the facial likeness, as in this handsome portrait of an unknown young man, whose bejewelled bonnet with its feathery aigrette, intricate ruff and splendid doublet indicate his high status. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012
p.17, pl.5 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.4:1-1974 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2003 |
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