Gallery 2
The 1580s & the Armada
Elizabeth with a sieve, a symbol of virginity, c. 1580.
"
The Ermine Portrait"
Painted in 1585 by Nicholas Hilliard
In the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury
A sketch of Elizabeth in the dress she wore to attend
the
Thanksgiving celebration after the victory over the Armada
Sketched by an unknown artist, c. 1588
The Royal Library, Windsor Castle ©Her Majesty the
Queen
The Armada Portrait
Painted by an unknown artist c.1588
Oil on panel, 97.8 x 72.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Another version of The Armada Portrait.
At Woburn Abbey.
A close-up of the crown from the Armada Portrait
A Miniature of Elizabeth, celebrating the victory over
the Armada
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The frontspiece of John Case's Sphaera Civitatis (The
Spheres of Government), c. 1588.
Elizabeth is shown in one of the sets of coronation robes.
The End of the Reign (1590-1603)
Elizabeth from late in her reign
Elizabeth I with a fan
Royal Collection © Her Majesty the Queen
Elizabeth I
Painted by John Bettes the Younger
Hever Castle, Kent
Elizabeth I by an unknown artist
Note the close resemblance to the Bettes portrait (just
above);
probably from the same pattern
Oil on panel, 95.3 x 81.9 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Either a pattern miniature or an unfinished miniature,
probably from the 1590s
Elizabeth in 1592 and a close-up from the same portrait
Painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
Oil on canvas, 241.3 x 152.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth in procession to Blackfriars in 1600
In the style of Peake
In a private collection
The Rainbow Portrait (1600)
Attributed to Isaac Oliver
In the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury
On display at Hatfield House
Elizabeth near the end of her life
The funeral procession for Elizabeth, 1603
The British Library
The effigy from Elizabeth's tomb in Westminster Abbey
The tomb of Mary and Elizabeth
at Westminster Abbey.
The Latin translates: "Partners both in throne
and grave, here rest we two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary,
in the hope of one resurrection."