Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) trained as a goldsmith and became an outstanding painter of portrait miniatures, the first notable English-born artist in this medium.

Nicholas Hilliard was the first, and greatest, of English miniaturists. Last week, 400 years after his birth, 101 Hilliard miniatures were on display in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Self-portrait by Nicholas Hilliard (1577) Framed by a thicket of hair and lace, Hilliard’s eyes boldly dart out from the frame. Artist’s self-portraits were rare in the 16th century, so this ...