Bess of Hardwicke (1527–1608)
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Bess of Hardwicke (1527–1608)

Hans Holbein the younger (c.1497–1543) (after)

Brighton & Hove Museums

'Bess of Hardwick'; notable figure in 16th Century Elizabethan society

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Artworks of Hardwick, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury

  • Bess of Hardwicke (1527–1608)
    Bess of Hardwicke (1527–1608) Hans Holbein the younger (c.1497–1543) (after)
    Brighton & Hove Museums
  • Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick'
    Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick' Rowland Lockey (c.1565–1616) (probably)
    National Trust, Hardwick Hall
  • Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick'
    Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick' Hans Eworth (c.1520–after 1578) (follower of)
    National Trust, Hardwick Hall
  • Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick'
    Elizabeth Hardwick (1520–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury, 'Bess of Hardwick' British (English) School
    National Trust, Hardwick Hall

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