| HILLIARD | Nicholas, English goldsmith born in 1547 noted for his portrait miniatures of Elizabeth I's court (8) |
| DEE | River that rises in the Cairngorms and flows eastwards through Braemar and the Balmoral Estate to the North Sea; or, an alchemist who was Elizabeth I's court astronomer (3) |
| WHISTLER | Artist noted for his portrait of his mother arranged en gris et noir (8) |
| LEONARDODAVINCI | Italian artist, engineer and scientist noted for his portrait Mona Lisa (8,2,5) |
| DUNSTAN | Archbishop of Canterbury from 959 to 988, and patron saint of English goldsmiths and silversmiths (7) |
| MICROCOSM | Encapsulation in miniature of something larger (9) |
| SCURRILOUS | Grossly abusive slur - is court endlessly involved? |
| NATTIER | Jean-Marc ___, French painter noted for his portraits of the ladies of King Louis XV's court in classical mythological attire |
| KOSSOFF | Leon, British figurative painter born in 1926 noted for his portraits and cityscapes of London (7) |
| ANNIGONI | Pietro, Italian painter noted for his portraits of Queen Elizabeth II (8) |
| PROUD | Who won the Archibald Prize in 1975 for his portrait of Dorothy Hewett? (5) |
| VANDYCK | Taught by Rubens and influenced by Titian, a Flemish Baroque artist noted for his portraits and representations of Charles I and his court (3,4) |
| HOLBEIN | Hans, German painter noted for his portraits of King Henry VIII's court (7) |
| DISPOSED | Democrat leader is sat for his portrait, being so inclined (8) |
| SARGENT | John Singer, U.S. artist noted for his portraits of Edwardian society figures (7) |
| LOTTO | Lorenzo ?, Italian Renaissance artist whose works include Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children, completed in 1547 |
| MOORE | Author of many rural-themed books including The Brensham Trilogy, his portrait of English country life in a market town in Tewkesbury (5) |
| DIEGOVELAZQUEZ | 17th-century Spanish painter noted for his portraits (spelling with no 's') |
| AVEDON | Richard, U.S. photographer noted for his portraits and fashion work (6) |
| LOCKET | A fastenable pendant for a portrait miniature or a necklace-charm for a keepsake that is more than just a piece of jewellery, but a memory vault or heartfelt container (6) |
