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On Display: Pardon from Elizabeth I to Sir Robert Langley
Wednesday, January 15 through Sunday, March 23 (Extended
through Sunday, April 6)
To kick off a year-long commemoration of the life and reign of
Queen Elizabeth I, Agecroft will display a Pardon given by Elizabeth
to Sir Robert Langley in 1558, one of Agecroft's earlier owners.
The Pardon may have been sought from the Queen because, although
it is not clear what religious affiliation Langley himself followed,
several members of his family were Catholics, including his wife.
The Pardon includes a wax seal about five inches in diameter, portraying
the Queen on her throne.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply. |
Drawing
of the First Great Seal of Elizabeth I
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On Display: Costume Worn by Cate Blanchett
in the 1998 Movie "Elizabeth"
Tuesday, February 4 through Friday, May 2
Come see the dress worn by actress Cate Blanchett, in the first
scene of the 1998 blockbuster "Elizabeth." In this scene,
Blanchett portrays Elizabeth in the days before her coronation as
queen.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply.
On Display: Engravings of Elizabeth I from the
National Gallery of Art
Tuesday, June 3 through Sunday, October 5
Agecroft Hall is pleased to announce the display of two engravings
of Elizabeth I from the collection of the National Gallery
of Art, Washington, D.C. One depiction of this remarkable
monarch is by German artist Dominicus Custos after an earlier
famous engraving by Crispijn de Passe I. The other engraving
is by the Dutch artist, Martin Droeshout, who is best known
for his portrait of Shakespeare which graces the cover of
the First Folio of plays.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply.
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Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century, Dominicus Custos
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection, 1950
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On Display: From the Folger...
Sunday, September 29 through Sunday, December 28
Agecroft is honored to display a charming minature portrait that
was featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library's exhibition
Elizabeth I: Then and Now. The anonymous painting is based
on an engraving after John de Critz by Magdalena and Willem van
de Passe, executed after 1620.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply.
On Display: Elizabeth Embroidery and Tudor Coins
Tuesday, April 7 through Sunday, January 4, 2004
Portraits of incumbent monarchs were very common in the homes of
the gentry during the English Renaissance. In that tradition, a
beautifully embroidered portrait of Queen Elizabeth will be on display
for the remainder of this year, the four-hundredth anniversary of
her death. The embroidery employs impresas, pictorial devices used
to personify a particular person; in this case, the salamander and
the eglantine rose. Also on display are four Tudor coins, including
three Elizabethan coins and one groat from Henry VIII’s reign.
The overall design of the coins was developed during Henry VII’s
reign and continued to be used by his Tudor successors.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply.
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Queen
Elizabeth I, c. 1570, Hans Eworth
The
Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum
Photo by Denver Art Museum. All rights reserved.
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Exhibition: Gloriana: Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 through Sunday, January 2, 2005
Four hundred years ago, England bid farewell to one of the the
most renowned monarchs of its history - Queen Elizabeth I. England
flourished under her reign with such notables as Sir Francis Drake
and William Shakespeare making their marks. This new didactic exhibition
details the life and world of Queen Elizabeth I, known also as The
Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess and Gloriana. Fourteen
beautiful reproduction portraits painted over the course of her
life and 45 year reign will be featured.
Admission: Regular museum admission fees apply. |
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Agecroft
Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, Virginia, 23221
Phone: 804-353-4241 |
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