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510012263

The Official Image of Elizabeth 1. Queen Elizabeth commissioned a new Great Seal in 1584. This drawing by Nicholas Hilliard (possibly 1547- died London 1619) may be one of the designs for the new seal. Engraving dated 1592. This print is based on a portrait by the miniature painter Isaac Oliver (about 1558 to 1617. The seal was used to authorise important documents.

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The Official Image of Elizabeth 1. Queen Elizabeth commissioned a new Great Seal in 1584. This drawing by Nicholas Hilliard (possibly 1547- died London 1619) may be one of the designs for the new seal. Engraving dated 1592. This print is based on a portrait by the miniature painter Isaac Oliver (about 1558 to 1617. The seal was used to authorise important documents.