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| Painted toward the end of her 45-year rule, this portrait of Elizabeth I portrays the queen as a commanding, stately monarch dressed in full regalia. While the queen’s careworn face displays the troubles of her long, tumultuous reign, her noble posture and bold gaze reflect what art historians term “the mask of youth”—an ageless, almost mythological rendering of royalty that portraitists of the period typically employed. | ||||||
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| The National Trust Photographic Library | ||||||
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| Elizabeth I; Portraiture; Fashion | ||||||
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