Search results

Start typing

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (1547-1619)

Portrait of a Lady, perhaps Penelope, Lady Rich (1563-1607)

c.1589

RCIN 420020

The inclusion of a tiny five-pointed star (stella) in this woman’s hair suggests that this may be a portrait of Penelope, Lady Rich, thought to have been the inspiration for Stella in Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophel and Stella.

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.