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The National Portrait Gallery has such an importan t collection of 16th century portraits that a whol e gallery, known as The Tudor Gallery, is devoted to them. There is the 'Ditchley' portrait of Eliza beth I, as well as the Gallery's first ever acquis ition, a portrait of William Shakespeare. Early portrait miniatures include Nicholas Hilliard'sClaire Gittings is the author of 'National Portrait Gallery Book of Elizabeth I ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781857594294 and ISBN 1857594290.
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