Queen Elizabeth I

Item

Title
Queen Elizabeth I
Description
This painting is known as 'The Coronation portrait', and shows the Queen crowned, wearing the cloth of gold that she wore at her coronation on 15 January 1559, previously worn by Mary I. She holds the orb and sceptre, symbols of her authority.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Queen Elizabeth I, ca. 1600. National Portrait Gallery. Accessed April 9, 2026. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02070/Queen-Elizabeth-I
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Publisher
MacEwan University Library
Date
ca. 1600
Rights
National Portrait Gallery Licensing & Copyright
© National Portrait Gallery, London
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Format
JPEG; 589 x 800 pixels
Language
eng
Type
Still image
Identifier
NPG 5175
Subject
Crown jewels -- Great Britain; Diamonds; Jewelry -- Private collections -- Great Britain; Queens -- Clothing -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Clothing
Contributor
National Portrait Gallery, London
Item sets
"This Sceptered Isle": Life in Early Modern England
Site pages
Art & Fashion
Media
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