Nicholas Hilliard
(1547–1619) engelsk miniatyrmålare och guldsmed
Nicholas Hilliard (1547–1619) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Nicholas Hilliard belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Nicholas Hilliard was born in Exeter and died in London. Nicholas Hilliard worked in London, France, and London. Nicholas Hilliard became a member of Hilliard family. The students included Isaac Oliver.
The best-known works include ‘Elizabeth I of England’, ‘Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox’, and ‘Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 74 works by Nicholas Hilliard with free images. The dated works span the years 1565–1700. Works by Nicholas Hilliard are held by several collections, among them Victoria and Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Nationalmuseum, and Rijksmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Bartholomeus Spranger, Diana Scultori Ghisi, Farrukh Beg, Matteo Perez d'Aleccio, and Jacopo Ligozzi.