File:Elizabeth I (Armada Portrait).jpg

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Summary

anonymous: The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I

Artist

Anonymous



Alternative names	Gower
Description	English painter
Date of birth/death	circa 1540 date QS:P,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	1596
Location of birth/death	England	London
Work period	1570s-1590s
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q2126008 VIAF: 65226012 ISNI: 0000000082512456 ULAN: 500032228 LCCN: nr00039827 Oxford Dict.: 11173 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, the Armada Portrait

Part of

Armada Portrait

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

The portrait was made to commemorate the defeat of the Spanish Armada (depicted in the background). It is the most faded, but has fewer losses and other damage. Its Armada naval action scenes have their ships floating as if on sand, as the varnishes that once coloured the sea have faded over time. It is the only version to retain its 16th century seascapes, visible to either side of Elizabeth.

Depicted people

Elizabeth I of England

Date

circa 1588

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 110.5 cm (43.5 in)

; width: 127 cm (50 in)

Collection

Woburn Abbey

	Native name	Woburn Abbey
	Location	Woburn, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
	Coordinates	51° 58′ 58.62″ N, 0° 35′ 48.19″ W
	Established	Constructed in 1145, rebuilt in 1744, opened to the public in 1955
	Website	www.woburnabbey.co.uk
	Authority file	: Q1629626 VIAF: 155946992 ULAN: 500311777 LCCN: n81039853 Historic England: 1114006 GND: 108587818X WorldCat

References

Athenaeum artwork ID: 123334

Source/Photographer

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizarmada.jpg

Other versions

Cut-down version, by an anonymous painter, formerly attributed to George Gower, at the National Portrait Gallery.

Version possibly commissioned by Sir Francis Drake, Queen's House, Royal Museums Greenwich

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:56, 11 April 2026	1,248 × 1,000 (597 KB)	Surajr7	Reverted to version as of 14:42, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
	21:55, 11 April 2026	4,353 × 3,467 (2.94 MB)	Surajr7	same image higher quality
	14:42, 1 February 2017	1,248 × 1,000 (597 KB)	Shakko
	17:49, 10 November 2010	900 × 717 (240 KB)	Buchraeumer	Reverted to version as of 23:11, 31 October 2010
	21:34, 2 November 2010	600 × 496 (140 KB)	Dorothy Shaw98	Reverted to version as of 18:27, 15 December 2004
	23:11, 31 October 2010	900 × 717 (240 KB)	Buchraeumer	Better colours; higher resolution
	18:27, 15 December 2004	600 × 496 (140 KB)	Gunnernett	Elizabeth I of England Armada Portrait (Unknown artist, ca 1588). {{PD}})