Sphaera Civitatis (Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I)

Anonymous, British, 16th century British

Sitter Elizabeth I, Queen of England British

Author Associated with John Case British

1580

Not on view

The queen shown head and shoulders, her cloak spread out over a globe that contains a series of circles, each labeled. Frontispiece; title page on the verso: "Sphaera Civitatis, Authore Magistro Iohanne Caso Oxoniensi, Olim Collegii Diui Iohannis Praecursoris Socio (1588) (John Case).

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Title: Sphaera Civitatis (Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I)
Artist: Anonymous, British, 16th century
Sitter: Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533–1603)
Author: Associated with John Case (British, died 1600)
Date: 1580
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (18 × 12.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Henry W. Kent, transferred from the Printing Office
Object Number: 41.44.136
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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