Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
1 portrait matching these criteria:
- npg number matching '52'
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
after Daniel Mytens
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1618?
35 in. x 27 in. (889 mm x 686 mm)
Purchased, 1858
Primary Collection
NPG 52
Sitter
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624), Patron of Shakespeare. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artist
Daniel Mytens (1590-1647), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 43 portraits, Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
Linked Publications
Nicholl, Charles, Character Sketches: Elizabethan Writers, 1997, p. 58
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 576
Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 299
Toksvig, Sandi; Dyer, Richard, Gay Icons, 2009 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 July - 18 October 2009), p. 13
