^^6 Pamters in the Reign of^een EUzahettu 



d'un pei-ntre Anglols nomme Oeillarde, 

 d'autant plus a emerveiller, que cela ie fai- 

 foit avec un pinceau fait des polls de la 

 queue d*un efcureuil, qui ne refifte ni ne 

 foutient pas comme feroit une plume de 

 corbeau, qui eft tres ferme/* 



Hilliard's portrait, done by himfelf at the 

 age of thirteen, was in the cabinet of the 

 carl of Oxford » He was ftill young when 

 he drew the queen of Scots. Queen Eliza^ 

 beth fat to him often. Charles I. had three 

 of her portraits by him, one, a fide face in 

 the clouds, another, one of his moft capi- 

 tal performances, a whole length of her in 

 her robes fitting on her throne. In the 

 fame colIe6tion were feveral more of his 

 works, particularly a view of the Spanilh 

 Armada ; and a curious jewel, containing 

 the portraits of Henry VIL Henry VIII. 

 Edward VI. and queen Maryj on the top 

 was an enamelled reprefentation of the battle 

 of Bofworth, and on the reverfe, the red and 

 white rofes. This jewel was purchafed by the 

 king of Hilliard's fon. 



In the effay towards an Englifh fchool of 

 painters, * it is faid that Mr. Fanfhaw had 



* Printed in 1706 at the end of the tranflation of De 

 Piles Art of Painting. See p. 430. 



the 



