Sir Robert Peake
(circa 1605-1667), Printseller and royalist army officerSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 65 portraits
Robert Peake was the grandson of Tudor artist Robert Peake the Elder. His father, William Peake, was a printseller, and on his death in 1639, Robert inherited and continued the business. He published many of the finest prints of the 1640s, by engravers including William Faithorne, Edward Pierce and Wenceslaus Hollar. At the outbreak of civil war in 1642, Peake joined the royalist army. He was knighted by Charles I after serving with distinction at Oxford. He was imprisoned and then exiled for refusing to take the oath to Oliver Cromwell.
Title for 'Effigies Regum Anglorum a Wilhelmo Conquestore' (King William I ('The Conqueror')?)
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, circa 1640
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King Charles I; Henrietta Maria
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1640
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by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published early 1640s
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s
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King James I of England and VI of Scotland
sold by Sir Robert Peake, probably after William Faithorne
etching and line engraving, early 1640s
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published by Sir Robert Peake, probably after William Faithorne
etching and line engraving, early 1640s
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published by Sir Robert Peake, probably after William Faithorne
etching and line engraving, early 1640s
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William Laud; Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s (circa 1635-1637)
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s
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Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s
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Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s
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Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 1640s
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published by Sir Robert Peake, probably after William Faithorne
etching, early 1640s
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published by Sir Robert Peake, probably after William Faithorne
etching, early 1640s
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by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, 1641
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by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, 1641
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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1642-1649
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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1642-1649
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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1642-1649
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probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, 1643
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