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The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

The Box
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AX

Tel: 01752 304774

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Image credit: The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, c.1588 (detail). From The Woburn Abbey Collection

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Admission free.
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The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I is arguably the most recognisable depiction of the Tudor queen, and throughout 2023 you can see one of the three known surviving versions on display at The Box. The portrait is on loan to Plymouth from Woburn Abbey, the home of the 15th Duke and Duchess of Bedford.

The portrait commemorates the most famous battle of Elizabeth I's reign: the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. It shows her in triumph, with the storm-lashed Spanish fleet behind her on the right and the English ships sailing through calm seas on the left.

The portrait is displayed in The Box's '100 Journeys' gallery, which examines Plymouth's role as the start and finishing point for some of history's most well-known voyages and expeditions.

Dates

11 February 2023 to 7 January 2024

10am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday + selected bank holidays

Image credit: The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, c.1588 (detail). From The Woburn Abbey Collection

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