Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
1 portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Sir George Scharf
pencil on tracing paper
5 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (130 mm x 105 mm)
Reference Collection
NPG D615
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- Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532 or 1533-1588), Courtier and magnate; favourite of Elizabeth I. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.
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- Sir George Scharf (1820-1895), Artist and art historian; first Director and later trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Artist or producer associated with 588 portraits, Sitter in 79 portraits.
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