Manchester Art Gallery

Queen Elizabeth Appointing Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Her Lieutenant in the Northern Counties, 1559



Queen Elizabeth Appointing Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Her Lieutenant in the Northern Counties, 1559

Summary

Figure group; a female figure wearing a long gown, neck ruff and fancy hat is stood to the right looking down at a male figure stood at waist height. A male figure stood to the left is stroking his chin and looking down at the small figure beside a male figure dressed in a bishops garments and gesturing towards the short figure. There are guards stood to the left. There is a tall pillar in the centre of the background.


Object Name

Queen Elizabeth Appointing Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Her Lieutenant in the Northern Counties, 1559

Date Created

about 1797

Dimensions

support: 18.2cm x 23cm

accession number

1983.231

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
British

Support

paper

Medium

ink (brown)
pencil


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