Nicholas Ridley
(1500-1555), Bishop of LondonSitter in 28 portraits
As one of Thomas 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.
by John Faber Sr, retouched by Richard Houston, printed for Elizabeth Bakewell, printed for Henry Parker
mezzotint, published 1759
NPG D18945
by Unknown artist
etching, published 1769
NPG D42454
by Thomas Trotter, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1779
NPG D24917
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 Henry Bryan Hall, published by C. Birch, after James Warren Childe
stipple engraving, published May 1839
NPG D39764
by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
NPG D5818
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648
NPG D23152
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