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See William Camden, 'Remaines Concerning Britaine', 1605, p.169 (EEBO: Early English Books Online).","briefDescription":"Portrait Miniature, portrait miniature of and unknown man called Sir Arnold Breams by a follower of Nicholas Hilliard, watercolour on vellum, ca. 1617.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Breams, Sir Arnold","id":"N853"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"rose (flower)","id":"x31675"},{"text":"Clothing","id":"AAT178802"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Label text from c.1980\r\n\"Laurence HILLIARD (1581/2 - 1647/8)\r\nSir Arnold Breams of Bridge, Kent\r\nInscribed : Abigit trahitque.  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The latter literally means 'He drives away and he brings along', but in a transferred sense could refer to his charms - 'He repels and he attracts'.\"\r\n[A typed copy of this label on the Departmental file for Evans 2 has been annotated by hand, \"Nicholas HIlliard, studio\" and \"not Breams\".]","date":{"text":"c.1980","earliest":"1975-01-01","latest":"1984-12-31"}},{"text":"Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars label text:\r\n\r\nUnknown man, formerly thought\r\nto be Sir Arnold Breams\r\n1617\r\nEngland\r\nBy a follower of Nicholas Hilliard\r\nWatercolour on vellum\r\nBequeathed by Alan Evans\r\nV&A Evans.2","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["EVANS.2"],"accessionNumberNum":"2","accessionNumberPrefix":"EVANS","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-12-19","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}