This 1899 illustration shows Queen Elizabeth I of England as painted by Zucchero as derived from the Ditchley portrait of around 1591. It is known as the Ermine Portrait and is housed in Hatfield House. The ermine was the symbol of royalty and here you can see the animal with a gold crown. The queen wears the “Three Brothers’ jewel, a gem made of three diamonds set in a triangle around a pointed diamond. Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (died 1609) , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.

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