New title in series of English Portrait Miniaturists edited by Christopher Lloyd

Title: Nicholas Hilliard

Author: Karen Hearn

List price: £15.00

ISBN: 0 906290 82 1

Contents: Nicholas Hilliard's portrait miniatures open a remarkable window onto the highest levels of English society in the later years of the sixteenth and the early years of the seventeenth centuries. Hilliard's images show us the features of many celebrities of his time with a comparative naturalism. He has helped form our ideas of the appearance of, among others, Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Drake and James I.

"It is impossible to remain immune to the charm and charisma of the works of Nicholas Hilliard", as Karen Hearn illustrates in this book.

Karen Hearn gives us an intimate portrait of Nicholas Hilliard from his life and his work to the techniques he used to produce his exquisite miniatures.

Author: Karen Hearn is curator of sixteenth and seventeenth century arts at the Tate Britain. She has written books on Marcus Gheeraerts II, Dynasties: Painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530-1630, and In Celebration: The Art of the Country House.

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