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Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665), Naval commander, diplomat and scientist

Sitter associated with 24 portraits
Naval commander, diplomat and scientist, Digby, 'the most accomplished cavalier of his time', was sent by Charles I to ask for the Pope's help in the Civil War. An early member of the Royal Society, he was renowned for his tall stories and for his 'sympathetic powder', said to cure wounds when applied to the weapon which had inflicted them. His prolific writings include an attack on Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici, and collections of culinary and medicinal recipes.

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6274

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Peter Oliver
watercolour on vellum, 1627
NPG 6274

486

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
oil on canvas, circa 1640
NPG 486

D19100

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Robert van Voerst, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1610-1635
NPG D19100

D35202

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Nicolas de Larmessin, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D35202

D35203

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Nicolas de Larmessin, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D35203

D16557

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, (1630s)
NPG D16557

D27874

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Robert van Voerst, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1632-1636
NPG D27874

D16555

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Robert van Voerst, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1632-1636
NPG D16555

D16556

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Robert van Voerst, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1632-1636
NPG D16556

D20383

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
red chalk, (circa 1633)
NPG D20383

D2274

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1645
NPG D2274

D2275

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1645
NPG D2275

D16450

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Richard Gaywood, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
etching, 1654
NPG D16450

D27873

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1668-1669
NPG D27873

D16558

Sir Kenelm Digby

by Thomas Cross, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1668-1669
NPG D16558

D27872

Sir Kenelm Digby

possibly by Michael Burghers
line engraving, possibly late 17th century
NPG D27872

D25544

Sir Thomas Bodley, William Laud, Sir Kenelm Digby, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, John Selden

by Michael Burghers
line engraving, 1674
NPG D25544

D27871

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Peter Oliver
etching, mid 18th century
NPG D27871

D16559

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Peter Oliver
etching, mid 18th century (1627)
NPG D16559

D16560

Sir Kenelm Digby

after Peter Oliver
etching, mid 18th century (1627)
NPG D16560

Category
Armed Forces and Intelligence Services
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Science
Groups
Ambassadors and diplomats
Scientists
Place
Buckinghamshire