Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel ('Allegory on the Death of ...')
1 portrait of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel ('Allegory on the Death of ...')
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Cornelis Schut
etching, circa 1646
17 in. x 12 7/8 in. (433 mm x 328 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18748
Sitterback to top
- 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 68 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Etcher. Artist or producer associated with 540 portraits, Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- Cornelis Schut. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D9022: Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel ('Allegory on the Death of ...') (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Angels, fairies and cherubs
- Art in art
- Books and libraries
- Crests, seals and coats of arms
- Death
- Etching
- Pets and animals
- Pets and animals - Mythical beasts
- Swords, daggers and shields
- Transport and vehicles
- Transport and vehicles - Buggies, carriages and carts
- Weapons and firearms
- Words and inscriptions
Events of 1646back to top
Current affairs
First civil war ends. Under Thomas Fairfax, Commander-in-Chief, Parliamentarians defeat Royalist armies in the last major conflicts of the war, the Battles of Torrington and Stow-on-the-Wold. The subsequent fall of Royalist Oxford forces Charles I to flee and he surrenders himself to the Scots at Newark.Art and science
Portrait painter, William Dobson, returns to London after the defeat of the king and is briefly imprisoned for debt. He dies in poverty aged thirty-five.International
Instructed by Charles I, James Butler, Marquess of Ormonde resumes negotiations with the Irish Confederates attempting to raise troops for the royalist cause. The resulting First Ormonde Peace, though publicly proclaimed, is eventually rejected by the Confederates on account of papal ambassador, Archbishop Rinuccini's considerable influence.Comments back to top
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