A few of my favourites from The Walker Gallery, Liverpool, today. Queen Elizabeth #NicholasHilliard King Charles II #GodfreyKneller

A few of my favourites from The Walker Gallery, Liverpool, today. Queen Elizabeth #NicholasHilliard King Charles II #GodfreyKneller
Close up of the Phoenix from Nicholas Hilliard’s Phoenix Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Phoenix was a symbol of rebirth and chastity.
The full Phoenix Portrait is on display at The National Portrait Gallery, London.
Photo © The Tudor Age