id: 136461
accession number: 1960.39
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Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham, 1576. Nicholas Hilliard (British, c. 1547–1619). Watercolor on vellum in a gilt metal frame; framed: 5.2 x 4.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.); unframed: 4.9 x 4.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene 1960.39
title: Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham
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creation date: 1576
creation date earliest: 1576
creation date latest: 1576
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belden Greene
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culture: England, 16th century
technique: watercolor on vellum in a gilt metal frame
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - British before 1800
type: Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS
* Nicholas Hilliard (British, c. 1547–1619) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 5.2 x 4.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.); Unframed: 4.9 x 4.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
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inscription: inscribed from left: Ano, Dm. 1576: / AEtatis Suae; 39.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty
opening date: 1960-11-30T05:00:00
Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
title: The World of Shakespeare
opening date: 1964-01-09T05:00:00
The World of Shakespeare. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).
title: The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616
opening date: 1964-01-09T05:00:00
The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).
title: Juxtapositions
opening date: 1965-09-11T04:00:00
Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
title: Artists of the Tudor Court: The Portrait Miniature Rediscovered 1520-1620
opening date: 1983-07-04T04:00:00
Artists of the Tudor Court: The Portrait Miniature Rediscovered 1520-1620. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (July 4-November 6, 1983).
title: Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
opening date: 1993-03-26T04:00:00
Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. 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
Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 202):September 22, 2008 - January 5, 2009.
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PROVENANCE
family of the sitter, to the Earls of Carlisle, Castle Howard. Viscount Morpeth (Sotheby's London sale Mary 14, 1959, lot 114). (Agnew, 1960). Purchased by Mrs. A. Dean Perry from Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., 2/16/60 for £3,400.00 as "An Elizabethan Gallant".
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
"Front Matter." The Burlington Magazine 101, no. 674 (May 1959): I-Xlvi.
page number: Reproduced: p. iii
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Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review 1960." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art XLVII, no. 10 (December, 1960): 222-255.
page number: Reproduced: p. 241; Mentioned: p. 253, no. 60
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Auerbach, Erna. Nicholas Hilliard. London: Routledge & Paul, 1961.
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Francis, Henry S. "Nicholas Hilliard: Portrait of an Elizabethan Gallant." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art XLVIII, no. 1 (January, 1961): 10-11,
page number: Reproduced: p. 11
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Comstock, Helen. "Connoisseur in America." The Connoisseur 147, no. 1 (November 1961): 263-264.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 263
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Detroit Institute of Arts. 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. Richmond, Va: The Museum, 1964.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 31, p. 30, Reproduced: p. 33
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 105
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n129
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 105
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n129
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 123
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n143
Foskett, Daphne. Collecting Miniatures. Woodbridge, Eng: Antique Collectors' Club, 1979.
page number: p. 54
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Strong, Roy C., and V. J. Murrell. Artists of the Tudor Court: The Portrait Miniature Rediscovered, 1520-1620 : 9 July-6 November 1983, the Victoria & Albert Museum. [London]: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 66, Reproduced
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Foskett, Daphne. Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1987.
page number: p. 54
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Reynolds, Graham. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen. London: Royal Collection, 1999.
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Korkow, Cory, and Dario Robleto. Disembodied: Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives. 2013.
page number: Mentioned: p. 9, 85, Reproduced: p. 49
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Korkow, Cory, and Jon L. Seydl. British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art. 2013.
page number: Cat. no. 1; pp. 31-34
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