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File:Elizabeth and Leicester miniatures by Hilliard.png

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English: Pair of stamp size miniatures of Elizabeth I of England and her favourite Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester. Private collection.
Date circa 1575
Source http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01524/Elizabeth_1524100c.jpg
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