Roy Strong is a historian, a writer, a broadcaster and a leading authority on Elizabethan portraiture. He was director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1967 until 1973 and of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1974 until 1984.
“Britain’s great Renaissance man – in the sense both that the
Renaissance is his period, and that he can turn his hand to
anything – appears as spring-chickenish as he is inexhaustible. His
43rd book, The Elizabethan Image, is published this month, and
its sequel, The Stuart Image, is already being written –
Hannah Betts, Telegraph
“There is no better person to introduce this period afresh and to
convey its richness and complexity, with the aid of the magnificent
illustrations that run through this book” —Frances Spalding, Daily
Mail (Book of the Week)
“[A] lavish production [. . .] Strong has always had an instinctive
feel for, and understanding of, the Elizabethan mindset and
aesthetic. This book is no exception — and is particularly good on
the ways in which the upwardly mobile used portraiture to signal
their social ascent. Learned yet accessible, The Elizabethan Image
provides a rich overview of the portraiture of the period which
will appeal to fans of Strong's original publications as well as to
a new generation of readers” — Elizabeth Goldring, Spectator
“Engaging overview, in portraiture, of a rich period of
English history.” —The Bookseller
“Strong returns to his specialist subject in this sumptuously
illustrated book” —Apollo Magazine (Off The Shelf)
“An account rich in biographical detail”— Matthew Dennison, World
of Interiors
“When an academic with such a distinguished track record as Roy
Strong's publishes a new work in the field to which he has already
contributed so much, it is an important event –particularly when
the publisher also has a history of producing sumptuously
illustrated books. Indeed, the result is a book delightful both to
read and to look at, in which text and image support one another in
an ideal manner” —Paul Flux, Albion
“Thorough, but never exhausting, this is an authoritative and
comprehensive interpretation that provides a wealth of historical
insight as well as artistic vision and presentation” — Henry Malt,
The Artist
“While many of Strong’s previous publications were beautiful
artefacts, this one surpasses them all” — Helen Hackett, TLS
“[Strong] returns to his first love, revealing that he has kept up
with all the developments in modern scholarship. The result is a
sumptuous, beautifully illustrated volume [. . .] A book to
treasure” —A.N.Wilson, Spectator (Books Of The Year)
“This beautiful book opens up to a wide audience a world of emblem
and allegory, political manoeuvrings and religious conflict,
serpents, sea monsters, and armillary spheres [. . .] In The
Elizabethan Image Strong integrates a lifetime’s work with a
synthesis of recent research by others, and the book will serve as
an essential introduction to Elizabethan portraiture for many years
to come”—Juliet Carey, Apollo Magazine
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2020
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