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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
11 of 43 portraits by Compton Holland
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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), sold by Compton Holland
engraving, circa 1614
7 1/4 in. x 4 5/8 in. (184 mm x 119 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D1319
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626), Lord High Treasurer. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke) (1570-in or after 1625), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 152 portraits.
- Compton Holland (died 1622), Print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 43 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D6895: Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (from same plate)
- NPG D6896: Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (from same plate)
- NPG D6897: Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (from same plate)
- NPG D20210: Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (from same plate)
Events of 1614back to top
Current affairs
James I summons Parliament. The crown and Commons conflict principally over impositions, the royal prerogative of raising taxes, eventually leading to its opposition in the Lords led by Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. James angrily dissolves Parliament, its ineffectiveness earning it the name, the 'Addled' Parliament.Art and science
Hobson's Conduit is completed, bringing fresh water into Cambridge from springs near Great Shelford. Carrier Thomas Hobson is a benefactor of the project.Sir Walter Ralegh, imprisoned in the Tower, finishes his History of the World. It is considered of one of the finest specimens of Elizabethan prose.
International
Diplomat Sir Thomas Roe, accepts the post as England's first ambassador to Mughal India.Treaty of Xanten, signed between the Elector of Brandenburg and Count Palatine of Neuburg, ends hostilities over the territories of Cleves and Jülich. James I's diplomacy in concluding the treaty ultimately begins difficulties with the Dutch.
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