Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
(1536-1608), Poet and Lord TreasurerSitter associated with 7 portraits
Thomas Sackville was a poet, playwright, statesman, and the owner of Knole House in Kent. He was also the co-author, with Thomas Norton, of the Tragedy of Gorboduc (1561), the first English tragedy written in blank verse. Sackville was made Lord Treasurer in 1599, Lord High Steward in 1601, and created Earl of Dorset in 1604.
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1601
NPG 4024
The Somerset House Conference, 1604
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1604
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 665
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
engraving, 1730s
NPG D42873
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by George Vertue, published by John & Paul Knapton
engraving, engraved 1737
NPG D19223
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by George Vertue, published by John & Paul Knapton
engraving, published circa 1746
NPG D35356
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by George Vertue, published by John & Paul Knapton
engraving, published circa 1746
NPG D35357
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, November 16 1813
NPG D17132
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