William Larkin (died 1619)
Artist associated with 2 portraits
Little is known of William Larkin's life. It is almost certain that he was the son of an innkeeper named William Larkin and lived in the parish of St Sepulchre. His father was a close neighbour of Robert Peake, the portrait painter to Henry, Prince of Wales, and it may have been Peake who introduced Larkin to painting.
studio of William Larkin
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1615
NPG 1955
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
attributed to William Larkin
oil on canvas, circa 1616
On display in Room 4 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3840
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Audley End House & Gardens, Saffron Walden, Essex
Place
Essex
Exhibitions and displays
- Treason, Plots and Murder
From 26 May




