id:			127228
accession number:	1949.545
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.545
updated:		2023-08-23 20:45:12.829000

Portrait of a Woman, 1590s. Studio of Nicholas Hilliard (English, c. 1547–1619). Watercolor on vellum in original turned ivory case; diameter of frame: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); sight: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1949.545

title:				Portrait of a Woman
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creation date:			1590s
creation date earliest:		1590
creation date latest:		1599
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creditline:			The Edward B. Greene Collection
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culture:	England, 16th century
technique:	watercolor on vellum in original turned ivory case
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - British before 1800
type:		Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS

* Nicholas Hilliard (English, c. 1547–1619)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter of frame: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); Sight: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616
	opening date:   1964-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616</i>. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).

	title:		The World of Shakespeare
	opening date:   1964-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>The World of Shakespeare</i>. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 202): June 20, 2008 - September 22, 2008.

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Notes from Abroad." <em>The International Studio </em>98 (March 1931): 59-61.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 59
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Portrait Miniatures: The Edward B. Greene</em> <em>Collection.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 27, no. 14, pl. II
	url:		https://archive.org/details/PortraitMiniatures/page/n49

	Auerbach, Erna. <em>Nicholas Hilliard</em>. London, United Kingdom: Routledge &amp; Paul, 1961.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 335, no. 290
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	Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Detroit Institute of Arts. <em>The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616: An Exhibition Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Detroit Institute of Arts to Commemorate the Fourth Centenary of the Birth of William Shakespeare</em>. Richmond, Va: The Museum, 1964.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 35, p. 31, Reproduced: p. 34
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	Eschwey, Maymie. <em>Portraits in Miniature: An Introductory Guide</em>. Edina, MN: Alpha editions, 1988.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 10
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	Korkow, Cory, and Dario Robleto. D<em>isembodied: Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives. </em>2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p.84
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	Korkow, Cory, and Jon L. Seyd<em>l. British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art. 2</em>013.
	page number: 	cat. no. 5, pp. 48-50
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IMAGES

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