The 1st Earl of Monmouth and his family
1 portrait of Thomas Carey
The 1st Earl of Monmouth and his family
attributed to Paul van Somer
oil on canvas, circa 1617
89 1/2 in. x 85 1/4 in. (2273 mm x 2165 mm)
Purchased, 1979
Primary Collection
NPG 5246
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Sittersback to top
- Thomas Carey (1597-1634), Younger son of 1st Earl of Monmouth. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1560?-1639), Royalist. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- Elizabeth, Countess of Monmouth (died 1641), Wife of 1st Earl of Monmouth. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596-1661), Translator. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
- Philadelphia, Lady Wharton (1594-1654), Daughter of 1st Earl of Monmouth. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Paul van Somer (circa 1576-1621), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 34 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Monmouth is shown holding the white Chamberlain's rod, with, at the left, his wife, Elizabeth Trevannion (died 1641) and his elder son Henry, later the second Earl (1596-1661) and at the right, his daughter Philadelphia (1594-1654), later Lady Wharton, and his younger son Thomas (1597-1634).
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, Tarnya; Fraser, Antonia (foreword), A Guide to Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 2012, p. 40
- MacLeod, Catherine, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection at Montacute House, 1999, p. 27
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 722
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