Elizabethan Collection (page 11)

Henry Fitzalan, 19th Earl of Arundel. Arundel (c1511-1580) was a prominent figure at the courts of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I

Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex. Devereux (1566-1601) was an English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1599, he requested that he be made lord lieutenant of Ireland

Letter from Sir Walter Raleigh to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 29th March 1586. Artist: Sir Walter Raleigh
Letter from Sir Walter Raleigh to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 29th March 1586. Letter written From the Court by Raleigh to Dudley, Governor of the United Provinces

Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser to one McHenry, c1589. Artist: Edward Spenser
Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser to one McHenry, c1589. Letter from Grant, as Edward Spenser, of Kilocolman, Esquire, to one McHenry of the custody of the woods of Balliganim, County Cork

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Artist: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Letter written from the port of Cadiz (which Essex refers to as Cales ), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley

Letter from John Knox to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, 6th August 1561. Artist: John Knox
Letter from John Knox to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, 6th August 1561. Letter from Edinburgh by Knox to Throgmorton, English ambassador at Paris

Letter from Francis Bacon to Sir John Puckering, 28th July 1595. Artist: Sir Francis Bacon
Letter from Francis Bacon to Sir John Puckering, 28th July 1595. Letter from Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam and Viscount St.Albans to Sir John Puckering, Lord Keeper

Journal of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1618. Artist: Sir Walter Raleigh
Journal of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1618. Journal of his second voyage to Guiana, extending from 19th August 1617, when he sailed from Cork, to 13th February 1618

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Letter informing Cecil that the whole Spanish treasure from the Indies for the last year only

Letter from Sir Philip Sidney to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 2nd February 1586. Artist: Sir Philip Sidney
Letter from Sir Philip Sidney to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 2nd February 1586. Letter written from Bergen by poet, courtier and soldier Sir Philip Sidney to Robert Dudley

Prince George and Mary of Teck in fancy dress, Devonshire House Ball, 1897. The future King George V with his wife in Elizabethan costume

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1580, (1910). Portrait of Mary (1542-1587) after a portrait by Mytens. Of special interest are the two wings at the sides

Elizabethan costume, c1572, (1910). A family in 16th-century costume with lace ruffs, feathers and fur. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Costumes of town and country women, 16th century, (1910). The skirts are not distended, unlike those at the end of the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Queen Elizabeth I, c1580, (1910). A 19th-century rendition from the Penshurst portrait, presented to her by Sir Henry Sidney, painted by Zucchero

A royal picnic, 1575, (1910). A 19th-century depiction taken from the Noble Art of Venerie by G Turberville, (1572). Elizabeth Is hat consists of a tall cylindrical crown

Queen Elizabeth I hawking, 1575, (1910). A 19th-century rendition from the Art of Falconrie by Turberville, (1585). The doublets have innumerable slashing

Nicholas Ridley, English clergyman, (1827). Artist: H Robinson
Nicholas Ridley, English clergyman, (1827). Ridley (1500-1555) was Bishop of London

Sir Christopher Hatton, English politician, (1827). Artist: E Scriven
Sir Christopher Hatton, English politician, (1827). Hatton (1540-1591) was Lord Chancellor of England

Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon, English courtier and soldier, (1827). Artist: E Scriven
Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon, English courtier and soldier, (1827). Blount (1563-1606) served as Lord Deputy, then as Lord Lieutenant, of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, (1824). Artist: G Parker
Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, (1824). Cranfield (1575-1645), a successful London merchant, held several offices including Surveyor-General of Customs, Master of Requests

Thomas Coventry, First Lord Coventry, (1825). Artist: J Parker
Thomas Coventry, First Lord Coventry, English lawyer, (1825). Coventry (1578-1640) was a prominent lawyer, politician, and judge

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, (1824). Artist: John Samuel Agar
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, (1824). Percys (1564-1632) estates of Petworth House and Syon House were acquired on his marriage to Dorothy Devereux, the sister of Robert Devereux

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English statesman and admiral, (1825). Artist: J Jenkins
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English statesman and admiral, (1825). Howard (1536-1624) was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and was appointed Lord High Admiral in 1585

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, (1825). Artist: R Cooper
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, (1825). The discovery of Howards (1540-1614) brothers plot to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, and of his own correspondence with her

Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, (1825). Artist: R Cooper
Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, (1825). Prince Henry (1594-1612) was the son of King James I, and older brother of King Charles I

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, (1825). Artist: W Holl
John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, (1825). Scottish aristocrat Hamilton (c1535-1604) wearing a lace collar and cuffs

Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral, (1824). Artist: J Jenkins
Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral, (1824). Clinton (1512-1585) fought against the Scots and the French during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I

John Knox, Scottish religious reformer, (1825). Artist: E Scriven
John Knox, Scottish religious reformer, (1825). Knox (c1514-1572) played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner

Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, younger brother of Jane Seymour, (1825). Artist: W Holl
Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, younger brother of Jane Seymour, (1825). Seymour (c1508-1549) was Lord High Admiral, but was executed for treason

Cardinal David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, (1825). Artist: J Thomson
Cardinal David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, (1825). Beaton (c1494-1546) was the last Scottish Cardinal

George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, (1826). Artist: J Parker
George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, (1826). While hunting in 1622, a bolt from Abbots (1562-1633) cross-bow aimed at a deer accidentally hit one of the keepers and killed him

Sir Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, poet, dramatist, and statesman, (1825). Artist: J Jenkins
Sir Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, poet, dramatist, and statesman, (1825). Greville (1554-1628) served in the courts of Elizabeth I and James I

Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, (1825). Artist: G Kellaway
Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, (1825). The 1st Earl (1561-1626) built the stately home of Audley End in Essex

Lady Arabella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset, (1826). Artist: TA Dean
Lady Arabella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset, (1826). Portrait of Lady Arabella (1575-1615) wearing an elaborate lace ruff. The Duchess was an English Renaissance noblewoman who was considered a

Sir Nicholas Bacon, English politician, (1826). Artist: R Cooper
Sir Nicholas Bacon, English politician, (1826). A staunch Protestant, Bacon (1509-1579) fell out of favour during the reign of Mary I

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Scottish nobleman, (1826). Artist: W Holl
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Scottish nobleman, (1826). Hamilton (c1516-1575) was Regent for the infant Mary Queen of Scots, but surrendered the Regency In 1554 to her mother, Mary of Guise

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, (1827). Artist: H Robinson
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, (1827). Stewart (c1531-1570), illegitimate son of James V of Scotland, was Regent from 1567 till his assassination in 1570

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English nobleman, (1826). Artist: W Freeman
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English nobleman, (1826). Grey (c1515-1554) was the father of Lady Jane Grey. Mary I had Grey beheaded on February 23 1554

Sir Henry Wotton, English author and diplomat, (1824). Artist: W Holl
Sir Henry Wotton, English author and diplomat, (1824). Wotton (1568-1639) spent some years in Venice as an advisor to the Doge

Sir Thomas Bodley, English founder of the Bodleian Library, (1823). Artist: E Scriven
Sir Thomas Bodley, English founder of the Bodleian Library, (1823). Diplomat and scholar Bodley (1545-1613) founded the Bodleian Library in Oxford which opened in 1602

Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English statesman and poet, (1824). Artist: E Scriven
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English statesman and poet, (1824). Sackvilles (1536-1608) house, Knole in Kent, is a celebrated stately home

Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824). Artist: W Holl
Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824). Walsingham (c1530-1590) was one of the queens principal secretaries of state

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman, (1824). Artist: W Holl
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman, (1824). Devereux (1541-1576) was created earl of Essex in recognition of his service to Queen Elizabeth I

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, (1823). Artist: R Cooper
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, (1823). A courtier of Elizabeth I, Dudley (1532-1588) was regarded as her most likely choice for a husband

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, (1823). Artist: R Cooper
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, (1823). Radclyffe (c1525-1583) was a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England, (1823). Artist: R Cooper
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England, (1823). Seymour (c1506-1552) was the eldest brother of Jane Seymour, King Henry VIIIs third wife

James, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, (1828). Artist: Paulus van Somer
James, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, (1828). Hamilton (1589-1625) was a Scottish politician

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