Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · John Croker of Barton, Oxfordshire, and his wife Frances, whom he married in 1581

John Croker of Barton, Oxfordshire, and his wife Frances, whom he married in 1581

Title: John Croker of Barton, Oxfordshire, and his wife Frances, whom he married in 1581
Description: Two miniature portraits, set in one frame, of John Croker and his wife Frances (nee Kingsmill). The portrait of Frances Croker seems to relate to a portrait of her attributed to George Gower, oil on panel, W.1-1931. These miniatures were re-attributed around 1975 as 'style of Nicholas Hilliard, 19th century'. They have now been re-catalogued as 16th century, by Nicholas Hilliard, watercolour on vellum, 16th century, English School
Creator: Hilliard, Nicholas, 1547?-1619
Date: Late 16th century
Subject: Portrait miniatures, English
has style period: English School; Tudor
Medium: watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
height: Case height: 75mm
width: Both cased together width: 83mm
Has Part: This object consists of 2 parts.

Miniature
Miniature
Coverage: England
Provenance: Salting Bequest
Rights: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier: P.139-1910