
Revealed once more The image of a snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. A faint outline of the coils can be seen superimposed on her hand.jpg
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A mysterious image of a coiled snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I Revealed once more: The image of a snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. A faint outline of the coils can be seen superimposed on her hand, while the serpent's body, - seen as dark shading - follows the line of the flowers she is holding and also passes beneath her fingers. - The Queen's loyal serpent: 400 years on, a painted-over snake reappears on portrait of Elizabet
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Revealed once more The image of a snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. A faint outline of the coils can be seen superimposed on her hand.jpg
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A mysterious image of a coiled snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I Revealed once more: The image of a snake has appeared in a 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. A faint outline of the coils can be seen superimposed on her hand, while the serpent's body, - seen as dark shading - follows the line of the flowers she is holding and also passes beneath her fingers. - The Queen's loyal serpent: 400 years on, a painted-over snake reappears on portrait of Elizabet
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John Bettes the Younger (1530 - 1580), Queen Elizabeth I circa 1585-90 Bettes_J370.jpg
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John Bettes the Younger (1530 - 1580), "Queen Elizabeth I," circa 1585-90.
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John Bettes the Younger (1530 - 1580), "Queen Elizabeth I," circa 1585-90.
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The Rainbow Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (Unknown artist, c. 1600–1602; oil on canvas, 127x99.1 cm detail 62610407_rainbow.jpg
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The Rainbow Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (Unknown artist, c. 1600–1602; oil on canvas, 127x99.1 cm detail
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John Bettes the Younger (1530 - 1580), Queen Elizabeth I circa 1585-90 Bettes_J371.jpg
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John Bettes the Younger (1530 - 1580), "Queen Elizabeth I," circa 1585-90.
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Elizabeth I by an Unknown Artist, c.1580. (Queen's College, Cambridge).jpg
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Elizabeth I by an Unknown Artist, c.1580. (Queen's College, Cambridge)
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What Happened To Elizabeth's Snake? The NPG Wants To Know The National Portrait Gallery in London has a nifty mystery on its hands, which it is revealing in an exhibit that opens Saturday. A painting of Elizabeth I, which has been in storage since 1921, is going on view in Concealed and Revealed: The Changing Faces of Elizabeth I, along with three others of the virgin queen. Queen-Elizabeth-I.jpgHere's the mystery: The painting, made by an unknown artist in the 1580s or early 1590s, has degraded
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