Nicholas Hilliard

British · 1547–1619 · Painter, Printmaker

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Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of Mary, oil on canvas — Portrait of Mary
Austin Auction Gallery · Mar 28, 2026
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Works in museum collections

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Nicholas Hilliard, Elizabeth I (1533-1603), koningin van Engeland — **Elizabeth I (1533-1603), koningin van Engeland**1557 - 1619
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Nicholas Hilliard, Portret van een liggende edelman in een begroeide hof; Portret van Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland — **Portret van een liggende edelman in een begroeide hof; Portret van Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland**1590 - 1595
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Nicholas Hilliard, Armada Portrait — **Armada Portrait**1588
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Nicholas Hilliard, Elizabeth I of England — **Elizabeth I of England**1588
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Nicholas Hilliard, Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox — **Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox**1575
Rijksmuseum ↗
CC0 · Rijksmuseum, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Rijksmuseum

Nicholas Hilliard, Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland — **Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland**1590
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of a Woman — **Portrait of a Woman**1597
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Nicholas Hilliard, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex — **Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex**1588
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Nicholas Hilliard, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nicholas Hilliard, Young Man Among Roses — **Young Man Among Roses**1587
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum

Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of an English Lady — **Portrait of an English Lady**1605 · Watercolor on card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Louise Stevenson Fund — public domain (CC0)

Nicholas Hilliard, Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northamptonshire — **Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northamptonshire**c. 1590–93 · Watercolor on vellum, laid on card, mounted on wood
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham — **Portrait of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, later 1st Earl of Nottingham**1576 · watercolor on vellum in a gilt metal frame
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Mr. and Mrs.…

Nicholas Hilliard, Portrait of a Man — **Portrait of a Man**1590s · watercolor on vellum in a later gilt metal frame
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Works in museum collections

Related artists — British, born 1522–1572