Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555), Bishop of London
Sitter associated with 27 portraits
As one of Cranmer's chaplains Ridley began to reject some Roman Catholic doctrines. He became Bishop of Rochester in 1547 and Bishop of London in 1550 and he committed himself to the reform of religion. In an attempt to ensure a Protestant succession, following the death of Edward VI, he denounced Mary I and Princess Princess Elizabeth as illegitimate, and supported Lady Jane Grey. On Mary's accession he was sent to the Tower, declared a heretic and burnt at the stake in Oxford.
probably by William Grainger
line engraving, circa 1784-1793
NPG D20135
by Henry Bryan Hall, published by C. Birch, after James Warren Childe
stipple engraving, published May 1839
NPG D34328
by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, publiched 1620
NPG D5818
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648
NPG D23152
'The Bishops who suffer'd Martyrdom for the Protestant Faith; under the Persecution of Queen Mary I'
by and sold by Robert White, printed and sold by John King
line engraving, published circa 1700
NPG D34237
by Henry Bryan Hall, published by C. Birch, after James Warren Childe
stipple engraving, published May 1839
NPG D39764
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