14 OF 21

ENGLAND'S WORTHIES. The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons from CONSTANTINE to This Present time

14 of 21 portraits of King William I ('The Conqueror')

after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1684
6 1/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (160 mm x 100 mm) plate size; 6 5/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (169 mm x 105 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford, 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D23930

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Unknown artist. Artist associated with 6232 portraits.

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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670), Soldier and statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626), Bishop of Winchester. Sitter associated with 28 portraits.
King Arthur (supposed active in or before 6th century), Legendary warrior and supposed king of Britain. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (1585-1646), Patron of art and collector. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (1561-1626), Philosopher and Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.
Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Thomas Becket (1120?-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), Courtier; favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
Lord Michael Balfour of Burleigh (died 1619), Scottish Peer. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel (1604-1649), Royalist. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 330 portraits.
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400), Poet. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Constantine I ('the Great') (272 or 273-337), Roman Emperor. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
John Donne (1572-1631), Poet and divine. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), Admiral and circumnavigator. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
St Dunstan (924-988), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
King Edmund II ('Edmund Ironside') (died 1016), King of England. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
King Edward III (1312-1377), Reigned 1327-77. Sitter associated with 27 portraits.
King Edward (died 1066), Known as 'The Confessor', reigned 1043-1066. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Edward, Prince of Wales (1330-1376), Known as 'The Black Prince'; son of Edward III. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (circa 1485-1540), Statesman. Sitter associated with 27 portraits.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601), Soldier; favourite of Elizabeth I. Sitter associated with 25 portraits.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Parliamentary general. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
William Gauden. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Sir John de Hawkwood (died 1394), General in the Florentine service. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
King Henry V (1387-1422), Reigned 1413-22. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Peter Heylyn (1599-1662), Theologian and historian. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
John ('John of Lancaster'), Duke of Bedford (1389-1435), Regent of France and Prince; 3rd son of Henry IV. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532 or 1533-1588), Courtier and magnate; favourite of Elizabeth I. Sitter associated with 62 portraits.
Sir Charles Lucas (1613-1648), Royalist. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612-1650), Soldier. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), Lord Chancellor, classical scholar, author of 'Utopia' and canonized 1935. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613), Poet and courtier. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Sir Walter Ralegh (1552-1618), Soldier, sailor, poet and writer. Sitter associated with 47 portraits.
King Richard I ('the Lionheart') (1157-1199), Reigned 1189-99. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
King Richard III (1452-1485), Reigned 1483-5. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612), Statesman. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Soldier, statesman and poet. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Statesman. Sitter associated with 108 portraits.
Thomas Sutton (1532-1611), Founder of the Charterhouse. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
James Ussher (1580-1656), Archbishop of Armagh. Sitter associated with 43 portraits.
Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590), Statesman. Sitter associated with 29 portraits.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and 6th Salisbury (1428-1471), Landowner. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
King William I ('The Conqueror') (1027-1087), Reigned 1066-87. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Thomas Wolsey (1470 or 1471-1530), Cardinal and statesman. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639), Diplomat and poet. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.