Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532 or 1533-1588), Courtier and magnate; favourite of Elizabeth I
Sitter associated with 62 portraits
Courtier and influential favourite of Elizabeth I, he was the queen's only serious English suitor. Made Master of the Horse at Elizabeth's accession, he joined the Privy Council in 1562 and was created Earl of Leicester and Baron of Denbigh in 1564. Leicester commanded the unsuccessful force against Spain in the Netherlands from 1585.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
published by Compton Holland
line engraving, early 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
published by H. Jacopsen (Jacobsen)
line engraving, published 1618
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by William Marshall
line engraving, published 1641
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by William Marshall
line engraving, published 1641
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, late 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, late 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, late 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, late 17th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Gaspar Bouttats
etching, late 17th century
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ENGLAND'S WORTHIES. The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons from CONSTANTINE to This Present time
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1684
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by A. Dischler
line engraving, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
etching, 18th century
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown artist
etching, 18th century
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