Ruff Collection (page 13)

Portrait of Sir Isaac Pennington, in hat worn in the House of Burgesses, c1650-1660, (1937)
Portrait of Sir Isaac Pennington, showing the style of hat worn in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Reign of Charles I, c1650-1660, (1937). Isaac Pennington (1616-1679), English Quaker

Emily Duchess of Beaufort in costume for Queen Victorias Bal Costume, May 12 1842, (1843). Emily Frances (nee Smyth), Duchess of Beaufort (1800-1889) in Elizabethan-inspired dress

Mel. de Montaigne, (1533-1592), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Mel. de Montaigne, (1533-1592), c1830. Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) significant philosopher of the French Renaissance, a statesman and an author. From " Lith de Delpech". [Delpech, Paris]

Henry IV, (1553-1610), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Henry IV, (1553-1610), c1830. Henry IV, (1553-1610) first monarch in the House of Bourbon of the Capetian dynasty and protestant involved in the French Wars of Religion

William the Silent, Prince of Orange, c1560-1580, (1890). Creator: Unknown
William the Silent, Prince of Orange, c1560-1580, (1890). William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), leader of the Dutch Revolt by the House of Nassau against the Spanish Habsburgs beginning the Eighty

Sir Walter Raleigh, c1580-1600, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, c1580-1600, (1890). Sir Walter Raleigh (c1552-1618), English gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer in the Elizabethan era

Sir Francis Drake, c1570-1580, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Francis Drake, c1570-1580, (1890). Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596, Elizabethan sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer, died of dysentery in January 1596)

Sganarelle, 1868. Creator: L Wolff
Sganarelle, 1868. The character of Sganarelle in " Le Medecin malgre lui" (in English: The doctor/physician in spite of himself), a farce by Jean Baptiste de Moliere, first staged in 1666

William of Orange, c1878. Creator: Unknown
William of Orange, c1878. Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), Stadtholder of the Netherlands. Known as William the Silent

Sir Henry Unton, 1586, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Sir Henry Unton, 1586, (1934). Portrait of English soldier and diplomat Sir Henry Unton (c1558-1596). From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd

Portrait of a Lady, c19th century, (1920). Creator: Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn
Portrait of a Lady, c19th century, (1920). From " The Connoisseur Vol. LVI" [Otto Limited, London, 1920.]

James Earl of Morton, 1785. Creator: Unknown
James Earl of Morton, 1785. James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c1516-1581), the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI, executed by Maiden, an early guillotine

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1927. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618), Elizabethan writer, adventurer, sailor, pirate, mariner, navigator and spy

Sr Nicolas Bacon, Lord Keeper, 1784. Creator: Unknown
Sr Nicolas Bacon, Lord Keeper, 1784. Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579), English politician, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal during reign of Queen Elizabeth I and father of philosopher

Archbishop Williams. Lord Keeper, 1785. Creator: Unknown
Archbishop Williams. Lord Keeper, 1785. John Williams (1582-1650), Welsh clergyman and political advisor to King James I. Bishop of Lincoln (1621-1641) Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1621-1625)

John Milton, 1785. Creator: Unknown
John Milton, 1785. John Milton (1608-1674), English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England and is best known for his poem Paradise Lost (1667)

Sr. Francis Drake, 1786. Creator: Unknown
Sr. Francis Drake, 1786. Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596), Elizabethan sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer. Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581

Rob Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1601, 1784. Creator: Unknown
Rob Devereux, Earl of Essex, 1601, 1784. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, (1565-1601), English nobleman and favourite of Elizabeth I

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1784. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1784. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536-1572), English nobleman and politician, raised a Protestant

Isaac Oliver. Creator: Unknown
Isaac Oliver. Portrait of English miniature painter Isaac Oliver I (c1565-1617). After a self portrait, made c1590, in the National Portrait Gallery, London

William Shakespeare. Creator: Unknown
William Shakespeare. Portrait of English playwright and poet and playwright William Shakespeare(1564-1616)

Anne Countess of Argyle, (1807). Creator: Unknown
Anne Countess of Argyle, (1807). Portrait of Anne Cornwallis, Countess of Argyll (1590-1635), English Roman Catholic benefactor and supposed author

Marc Garrard, 1627, (1765). Creator: Alexander Bannerman
Marc Garrard, 1627, (1765). Engraving after a self portrait of Flemish painter Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1637) who worked at the Tudor court in England

Guillaume Premier Prince D Orange, (late 17th-early 18th century). Creator: Gerald Valck
Guillaume Premier Prince D Orange, (late 17th-early 18th century). Portrait of William I of Orange-Nassau, Stadtholder of the Netherlands

John Paulet, Marquis of Winchester, (early 19th century). Creator: R Cooper
John Paulet, Marquis of Winchester, (early 19th century). Portrait of English royalist John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (1598-1675) who supported King Charles I during the English Civil War

Jean Goujon. Creator: Unknown
Jean Goujon. Portrait of French sculptor, architect and artist Jean Goujon (c1510-c1565). After a bust in the Musee national des Monuments Francais in Paris

A Sportsman of the 16th Century, (c1798). Creator: Unknown
A Sportsman of the 16th Century, (c1798). Elizabethans out for a day of sport, wearing elaborately decorated doublet and hose

Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. Creator: Edward Harding
Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. View of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, Frances Radclyffe (nee Sidney)

Queen Elizabeth I, 1595-1600, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth I, 1595-1600, (1947). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, who ruled from 1558 until 1603

Anne of Denmark, c1612, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Anne of Denmark, c1612, (1947). Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I

Countess of Dorset and Pembroke, c1595, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Countess of Dorset and Pembroke, c1595, (1947). Portrait known as Unknown Lady, The Countess of Pembroke or The Countess of Dorset

Anne of Denmark, c1610, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Anne of Denmark, c1610, (1947). Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I

Lancelot Andrewes, (1657). Creator: Unknown
Lancelot Andrewes, (1657). Portrait of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester (1555-1626) with Latin inscription: Effigies R.P. Lanceloti Andrewes Episcopi Wintoniensis

Mme. Gail, early 19th century. Creator: Godefroy Engelmann
Mme. Gail, early 19th century. Portrait of French singer and composer Sophie Gail (nee Garre, 1775-1819). She married Hellenist scholar Jean-Baptiste Gail but after they divorced in 1801 she toured

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, (early 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, (early 19th century). Portrait of English literary figure Mary Sidney Herbert (1561-1621) who married Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke, in 1577

Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c1610s, (early-mid 19th century). Creator
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, c1610s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English aristocrat Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624)

Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Henry Robinson
Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Admiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626). Howard built the stately home of Audley End in Essex

Queen Mary, c1540, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
Queen Mary, c1540, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Queen Mary I of England. Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1553 until her death

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1620s, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Cochran
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1620s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), the favourite, and some claim

Mary, Queen of Scots, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry
Mary, Queen of Scots, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of the Catholic Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart, 1542-1587). Mary ruled Scotland from 1542 to 1567

Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Edward Francis Finden
Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English nobleman Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435-1504)

Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Richmond. From the original of Van Somer, in the collection
Lodowick Stuart, Duke of Richmond, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Scottish nobleman and politician Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond (1574-1624)

William Cecil, Lord Burghley. (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
William Cecil, Lord Burghley. (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English politician Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I

John Powlett, Marquis of Winchester, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: H Robinson
John Powlett, Marquis of Winchester, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English royalist John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (1598-1675)

Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset, c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry
Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset, c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), English statesman and poet

Sir Philip Sidney, c1576, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney, c1576, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age

Cornelius Polenburg, mid 18th century. Creator: T Chambars
Cornelius Polenburg, mid 18th century. Portrait of Dutch landscape painter and draughtsman Cornelis van Poelenburgh (c1586-1667). Engraving after a self portrait

Sr. Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester, (1807). Creator: Unknown
Sr. Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester, (1807). Portrait of Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (1573-1632), English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State. [John Scott, London, 1807]

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping