Episode 322 - Newly Discovered Nicholas Hilliard Miniature with Emma Rutherford & Dr Elizabeth Goldring

Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Emma Rutherford and Dr Elizabeth Goldring about the freshly authenticated Nicholas Hilliard portrait miniature, likely depicting Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The episode covers stylistic and technical evidence, costume comparisons, family provenance, and the discovery of a defaced playing card on the reverse.

Guests discuss the miniature’s emotional context, its possible ties to Shakespeare and the sonnets, and why this intimate find matters for Tudor art, patronage, and literary history.

VISIT THE LIMNER COMPANY https://www.portraitminiature.com/

LEARN MORE ABOUT DR ELIZABETH GOLDRING

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/elizabethgoldring/

Find out more about your host at https://www.nataliegrueninger.com

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