16th Century Collection

Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth I, Sheffield, 29 October 1571. Artist: Mary Queen of Scots
Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth I, Sheffield, 29 October 1571. Letter, in French, from Mary Queen of Scots, to Queen Elizabeth

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Artist: George Gower
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Version of the Armada portrait attributed to George Gower. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Venus of Urbino, 1538. Artist: Titian
Venus of Urbino, 1538. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Dulle Griet (Mad Meg), c1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Dulle Griet (Mad Meg), c1562. From the collection of the Museum Mayer van den Berg, Antwerp

Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Mary Shelton (1510/15-1570/71), wife of Sir Anthony Heveningham, daughter of Sir John Shelton, and cousin of Queen Anne

Atlas of Gerardus Mercator, 1595, map of the Arctic to the North Pole and surrounding lands within and outside the Arctic Circle

The Adoration of the Christ Child. Creator: Unknown
The Adoration of the Christ Child. (ca. 1515)

The Harvesters, 1565. Creator: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters, 1565

Agas Map of London, c1561. Sheet 10, showing part of Southwark, London Bridge, ships on the River Thames, part of the City of London and the Tower of London with its moat

Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) with an ermine, used to make fur garments for royalty

Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588. 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588

Map of Japan in Provinces in time of Iyeyasu, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Map of Japan in Provinces in time of Iyeyasu, 1903. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1600-1868 and is known as the Edo period

Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century, (1904). Artists: Unknown, Janet
Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century (1904). Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart[3] or Mary I of Scotland

Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Artist: Titian
Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Saint Mary Magdalene encounters Christ after his resurrection. From the National Gallery, London

Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, ca. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, ca. 1500

Melencolia I, 1514. Creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Melencolia I, 1514. Although the title indentifies the subject as melancholy, the means by which Durer demonstrates this emotional state is complex

Engraving of the Ascent to Mount Carmel, by Saint Jean of the Cross, Madrid, 1694 edition

Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Creator: Christopher Saxton
Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Detail of the county of Norfolk, showing rivers, towns and villages, and a ship in The Wash

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover c1540
The Embarkation at Dover c1540. Henry VIII and his fleet setting sail from Dover to Calais on 31 May 1520 on the way to meet Francis I at The Field of Cloth of Gold

Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Artist: Niccolo Francesco Haym
Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Portrait made in 1700 of the 16th century musician, from English Music, (1941)

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60

The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Man of Sorrows. Title-page to Small Passion. c1511, (1906). The drawing is held by the British Museum, London. From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. The picture is likely to be that mentioned in Vasaris Life of Bronzino of 1568. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole, Cornwall, 1936. The Keigwin Arms, 16th century hotel, dating to 14th century, the oldest building in town

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen, c1547, (1902). Portrait of the future Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) aged 14, before she was expected to be queen

Cardinal Wolsey, c1500s, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Wolsey, c1500s, (1890). Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530), Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England, bishop

Agas Map of London, c1561
Agas map of London c1561, sheet 7; showing the City of London, London Wall and Finsbury

The Burning Of Cranmer, 1556, (c1850). Thomas Cranmer was one of the first Anglican martyrs burned for heresy in 1556. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

Icarus, from The Four Disgracers, 1588. 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Icarus, from The Four Disgracers, 1588

Portraits of Henry VIIIs six wives from 1509, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Portraits of Henry VIIIs six wives; Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr

Feudal Map of Japan between 1564 -73, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan between 1564 -73, (1903). The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane Seymour, 1936. Jane Seymour (c1508- 1537). Queen of England 1536-1537, third wife of King Henry VIII. She died two weeks after birth of a son who would become King Edward VI

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Artist: Titian
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Artist: Marcus Stone
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870. Painting by Marcus Stone (1840-1921), British history painter

William Kemp or Kempe, Elizabethan comedian, 1600
William Kemp or Kempe (d1603) Elizabethan comedian who danced from Norwich to London in 1599, (1600). Here Kemp, with bells on his legs, is dancing the Morris

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century. 16th century
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century. 16th century. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583. 1583. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Creator: Paulus van Somer
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Portrait of author, playwright and poet Mary Sidney Herbert (1561-1621)

Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Creator: Albrecht Durer
Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Vienna. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings), by Bernhard Degenhart

Atlas of Gerardus Mercator, 1595. World Map

First Page of The Armenian Letters, 1928. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
First Page of The Armenian Letters, 1928. From The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci, by Edward McCurdy. [Jonathan Cape, London, 1928]

Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, c1532-1533 (1945). Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1557), formerly Lady Mary Howard

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