Rediscovered 16th century portrait miniature with links to Shakespeare sells for six-figure sum

A rediscovered miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, believed to depict Shakespeare’s muse Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), has sold for a six-figure sum.

Portrait miniature specialist Emma Rutherford of The Limner Company arranged for its private sale af…

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