Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
reduced copy after Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas
24 1/4 in. x 20 in. (616 mm x 508 mm)
Purchased, 1869
Primary Collection
NPG 287
Sitterback to top
- Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602-1668), Statesman and Lord High Admiral. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 463
Events of 1625back to top
Current affairs
James I dies at Theobalds Palace, Hertfordshire and the Prince of Wales becomes Charles I. Charles's queen, Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry IV of France, arrives in Dover escorted by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.The court moves to Oxford temporarily due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague.
Art and science
Under the patronage of the queen, a new theatre company is formed, the Queen Henrietta's Men. Richard Perkins is a founding member.International
Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, is recommended by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham to command a naval expedition to Spain. Though some Spanish ships were captured, Wimbledon failed to destroy Cadiz where most of the Spanish fleet was moored.Treaty of The Hague is signed between England and the Dutch Empire.
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