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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

5 of 73 portraits by Isaac Oliver

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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

possibly after Isaac Oliver
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 17th century?, based on a work of circa 1603-1605
29 in. x 24 in. (737 mm x 610 mm)
Purchased, 1877
Primary Collection
NPG 487

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Artistback to top

  • Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.

This portraitback to top

The significance of the French motto on this portrait is obscure, but may have personal significance. It can be translated: neither ugly loves nor fair prisons.

Linked publicationsback to top

  • Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 164
  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 298

Events of 1603back to top

Current affairs

Death of Queen Elizabeth I at Richmond. She names King James VI of Scotland as her successor in her final moments. The Stuart dynasty begins with his accession as King James I of England.
Sir Walter Ralegh is implicated in a plot to prevent King James I's succession. He is found guilty of High Treason and imprisoned.

Art and science

William Shakespeare writes Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure and Othello at about his time.
The poet and lexicographer John Florio publishes his English translation of the French writer Michel de Montaigne's Essais.
Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk begins construction of Audley End, Essex. Completed in 1616, it is the largest private residence in England.

International

Tokugawa Ieyasu confirms his rule of Japan by receiving the title of shogun from the emperor. The Tokugawa shogunate will rule Japan until 1867.
In Ireland, Charles Blount, Lord Deputy of Ireland, defeats the Irish ending the Nine Years' War with Ireland. Blount signs the Treaty of Mellifont with Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, leader of the Irish resistance, obtaining Tyrone's acceptance of the English monarchy's authority.

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