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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth First wearing a white dress with an embroidered pattern on it. She is standing on a map. One side of the background shows a blue sky with white clouds, and on the other a dark sky with lightening.

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Marcus Gheerearts, The Ditchley Portrait, 1592

Gheerearts, The Ditchley Portrait, 1592, The portrait is of Queen Elizabeth I. This portrait can be seen in the National Gallery. Take a close look at how the sky is depicted on both sides of the background.

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