Self-portrait, aged 30
by HILLIARD, Nicholas, Watercolour on vellum put down on card, diameter 41 mm
The miniature portrait represents a young man, head and shoulders, turned slightly to right and looking to front; the sitter is wearing a black cap and a ruff. Inscriptions in gold are on either side of the portrait on a blue background. The painting is set in a gold circular frame with raised concentric circles.