Stuart portraits and the Civil War
A selection of portraits from 1603 to 1714, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.
Henry, Prince of Wales
by Robert Peake the Elder
circa 1610
NPG 4515
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Robert Peake the Elder
circa 1610
NPG 6113
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset
by Nicholas Hilliard
circa 1611
NPG 4260
Anne of Denmark
by Unknown artist
circa 1628-1644
NPG 4656
Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine
by Unknown artist
1613
NPG 5529
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
by studio of William Larkin
circa 1616
NPG 3840
Benjamin ('Ben') Jonson
by Abraham van Blyenberch
circa 1617
NPG 2752
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban
by Unknown artist
after 1731, based on a work of circa 1618
NPG 1288
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
after Daniel Mytens
circa 1618
NPG 52
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Daniel Mytens
1621
NPG 109
Sir Nathaniel Bacon
by Sir Nathaniel Bacon
circa 1625
NPG 2142
Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne
attributed to Paul van Somer
1621 or before
NPG 6538
King Charles I
by Gerrit van Honthorst
1628
NPG 4444
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Sir Peter Paul Rubens
1629
NPG 2391
John Milton
by Unknown artist
circa 1629
NPG 4222
King Charles II
by Unknown artist
1630
NPG 6403
King Charles I
by Daniel Mytens
1631
NPG 1246
Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon
by Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
1631
NPG 4514
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
studio of Daniel Mytens
circa 1633, based on a work of circa 1632-1633
NPG 3770
Venetia, Lady Digby
by Sir Anthony van Dyck
circa 1633-1634
NPG 5727
Henrietta Maria
by Unknown artist, background by Hendrik van Steenwyck
circa 1635
NPG 1247
Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine
by Gerrit van Honthorst
1635
NPG 1973
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
studio of Sir Anthony van Dyck
circa 1636
NPG 4531
John Belasyse (Bellasis), 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby
by Gilbert Jackson
1636
NPG 5948
Lord George Stuart, 9th Seigneur of Aubigny
by Sir Anthony van Dyck
circa 1638
NPG 5964
King Charles II
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
1639
NPG 5103
King James II
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
1639
NPG 5104
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
1639
NPG 5105
The Capel Family
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
circa 1640
NPG 4759
Sir Kenelm Digby
by Sir Anthony van Dyck
circa 1640
NPG 486
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
by Gerrit van Honthorst
circa 1640
NPG 4519
Richard Neville
by William Dobson
circa 1643
NPG 5382
John Evelyn
by Robert Walker
1648-circa 1656
NPG 6179
Oliver Cromwell
by Robert Walker
circa 1649
NPG 536
King Charles I; Sir Edward Walker
by Unknown artist
circa 1650
NPG 1961
John Tradescant the Younger
attributed to Thomas De Critz
1652
NPG 1089
Catherine of Braganza
by or after Dirck Stoop
circa 1660-1661
NPG 2563
Sir Peter Lely
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1660
NPG 3897
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York; King James II
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1661-1662
NPG 5077
King Charles II
by John Michael Wright
circa 1660-1665
NPG 531
Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1662
NPG 6028
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland with her son, probably Charles FitzRoy, as the Virgin and Child
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1664
NPG 6725
Mary Beale
by Mary Beale
circa 1666
NPG 1687
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
after Sir Peter Lely
based on a work of circa 1665-1670
NPG 1853
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
by Unknown artist
circa 1665-1670
NPG 804
Samuel Pepys
by John Hayls
1666
NPG 211
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
after Sir Peter Lely
based on a work of 1672
NPG 204
The Family of Sir Robert Vyner
by John Michael Wright
1673
NPG 5568
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1675
NPG 279
Queen Mary II
by Sir Peter Lely
circa 1677
NPG 6214
Nell Gwyn
by Simon Verelst
circa 1680
NPG 2496
King Charles II
attributed to Thomas Hawker
circa 1680
NPG 4691
Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth with an unknown female attendant
by Pierre Mignard
1682
NPG 497
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
possibly after Willem Wissing
based on a work of circa 1683
NPG 151
Mary of Modena
by Willem Wissing
circa 1685
NPG 214
Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
1685
NPG 3794
King William III
by Unknown artist
circa 1695
NPG 1026
Grinling Gibbons
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
based on a work of circa 1690
NPG 2925
Michael Dahl
by Michael Dahl
1691
NPG 3822
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by Nicolas de Largillière
1695
NPG 976