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- subject matching 'Swords and shields'
A selection of portraits that depict sitters with swords, shields, daggers and knives. See also: 'War and battle scenes' (Theme).
King Richard III with a broken sword
by unknown artist
oil or tempera on panel, 1530-1562
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L266
by Unknown Italian artist
oil on canvas, 1546
On display at Arundel Castle, Arundel
NPG 5291
by Unknown Netherlandish artist
oil on canvas, 1555
NPG 6768
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
oil on panel, 1560s
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2184
by Unknown Netherlandish artist
oil on panel, circa 1565
NPG 352
copy attributed to George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist
watercolour, 19th century, based on a work of 1567
NPG 2492
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
oil on panel, 1570s
NPG 5262
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
oil on panel, circa 1575
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 447
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Unknown English workshop
oil on panel, circa 1575
NPG 247
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1580
NPG 347
attributed to Jodocus Hondius, completed by George Vertue
engraving, circa 1583
NPG 3905
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
by George Perfect Harding, after Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour, early 19th century, based on a work of circa 1590
NPG 1492(c)
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1590
NPG 1188
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
oil on canvas, circa 1597
NPG 4985
King William I ('The Conqueror')
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1597-1618
NPG 4980(1)
Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh); Walter Ralegh
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1602
NPG 3914
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1616
NPG 1112
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1620
NPG L115
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Daniel Mytens
oil on canvas, 1621
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 109
by Daniel Mytens
oil on canvas, 1622
NPG 4652
by Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
oil on panel, 1625
NPG 4933
James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1628
NPG 5210
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1630s
NPG 4516
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
studio of Daniel Mytens
oil on canvas, circa 1633, based on a work of circa 1632-1633
NPG 3770
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
after Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, circa 1633, based on a work of circa 1633
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 2960
John Belasyse (Bellasis), 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby
by Gilbert Jackson
oil on canvas, 1636
NPG 5948
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 1639
NPG 4815
by Weesop
oil on canvas, 1640s
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 2279
King Charles I; Sir Edward Walker
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1650
NPG 1961
by Henry Peart the Elder, after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1660
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 1522
after Johann Boeckhorst
oil on canvas, circa 1659, based on a work of circa 1659
NPG 1932
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
by David Loggan
line engraving, 1661
NPG 833
Unknown man, formerly known as James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1670
NPG 556
studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, circa 1670
NPG 608
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
by Jan Wyck
oil on canvas, circa 1675
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5376
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
after Willem Wissing
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1685-1686
NPG 819
Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel
attributed to François de Troy
oil on canvas, 1690-1691
NPG 1466
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1694
NPG 250
after Jan Henrik Brandon
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1697
NPG 4153
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
red chalk on paper, based on a work of circa 1701
NPG 2950
by studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1702, based on a work of circa 1702
On display at Ditchley Foundation, Chipping Norton
NPG 797
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1714
NPG 16
attributed to Charles D'Agar
oil on canvas, 1714
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 6107
Henry Woodward as the Fine Gentleman in 'Lethe'
by James Macardell, after Francis Hayman
mezzotint, circa 1725-1750
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.28
Francis Hayman; Grosvenor Bedford
by Francis Hayman
oil on canvas, circa 1748-1750
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 217
Possibly William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
attributed to George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
black ink on paper, 1751-1758
NPG 4855a
Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
by William Silas Spanton, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1900, based on a work of 1762-1763
NPG 1835
by Unknown artist
black and white chalk with grey wash on paper, 1769?
NPG 284
by David Allan
oil on canvas, 1775
NPG 589
by Charles Grignion
oil on canvas, 1778
NPG 2149
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, 1784-1786
On display at Arundel Castle, Arundel
NPG 5294
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
by George Perfect Harding, after Anton Graff
pen, grey wash and pencil, early 19th century, based on a work of 1787
NPG 5733
Scene from William Congreve's 'The Double Dealer'
probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.16
