fromSmithsonian Magazine
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Tudor Courtiers Exchanged Portrait Miniatures as Love Tokens. Centuries Later, New Research Is Unlocking the Secrets of These Intimate Artworks
Nicholas Hilliard, England's first internationally famous native-born artist, created exquisitely detailed miniature watercolor portraits on vellum that served as portable intimate keepsakes and diplomatic gifts in Elizabethan England.