Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Wenceslaus Hollar, published by Johannes Meyssens, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, 1626
10 5/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (269 mm x 199 mm) plate size; 10 3/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (274 mm x 205 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20226
Sitterback to top
- Aletheia (née Talbot), Countess of Arundel and Surrey (circa 1590-1654), Heiress and patron of art; wife of Thomas Howard. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Etcher. Artist or producer associated with 540 portraits, Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- Johannes Meyssens (1612-1670), Painter, engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 42 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D9598: Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D8370: Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D18365: Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D18366: Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D18367: Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
Events of 1626back to top
Current affairs
Coronation of Charles I. The queen, Henrietta Maria, does not attend the service, refusing to accept the crown in an Anglican service.Parliament refuses to grant the king subsidies for war without redress of various grievances concerning religious issues, and the impeachment of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
Art and science
Two works by Francis Bacon, Viscount of St. Albans, Sylva sylvarum, a compilation of articles of Bacon's own observations and experiments, and the New Atlantis, a brief tract describing an isolated, utopian society, are published posthumously in the same volume by his personal secretary, William Rawley.International
France and England slide towards war as diplomatic relations begin to break down. Charles I deports his queen's French entourage believing some to be spies, while the king of France, Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, deceitfully uses loaned English ships to fight Huguenots rebels.Comments back to top
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