click image for close-up When Elizabeth Freeman was nearly 70 years old, Susan Ridley Sedgewick painted a miniature portrait of her in watercolor on ivory. Sedgewick was the young wife of Theodore ...

This portrait shows a young Elizabeth I from before she became Queen. It is housed at Hever Castle in Kent, where her mother grew up. She is dressed in black cloth with gold embroidery.

Born into the prestigious tea dynasty which still trades under the family name, Elizabeth Twining (1805-89) had the financial security to dedicate her life to philanthropic causes and her passion ...