Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Rainbow Portrait


Elizabeth I: The Rainbow Portrait
Circa 1600, by Isaac Oliver

This portrait can be viewed at Hatfield House. Oliver was a pupil of Elizabeth's favorite court painter, Nicholas Hilliard, and the brother-in-law of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Some historians have argued that Gheeraerts painted this portrait, but most favor Oliver.

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(My boyfriend's name is also Oliver.)

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