Collection Online as of September 28, 2023

Portrait of a Woman

1590s

studio of Nicholas Hilliard

(English, c. 1547–1619)

England, 16th century

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 Edward B. Greene Collection 1949.545

Location

not on view

Citations

"Notes from Abroad." The International Studio 98 (March 1931): 59-61. Reproduced: p. 59

Cleveland Museum of Art. Portrait Miniatures: The Edward B. Greene Collection. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951. Reproduced: p. 27, no. 14, pl. II archive.org

Auerbach, Erna. Nicholas Hilliard. London, United Kingdom: Routledge & Paul, 1961. Reproduced: p. 335, no. 290

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. Mentioned: cat. no. 35, p. 31, Reproduced: p. 34

Eschwey, Maymie. Portraits in Miniature: An Introductory Guide. Edina, MN: Alpha editions, 1988. Reproduced: p. 10

Korkow, Cory, and Dario Robleto. Disembodied: Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives. 2013. Mentioned: p.84

Korkow, Cory, and Jon L. Seydl. British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art. 2013. cat. no. 5, pp. 48-50

Exhibition history

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

The World of Shakespeare, 1564-1616. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).

The World of Shakespeare. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (organizer) (January 9-February 16, 1964).

Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).