Queen Elizabeth I
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- set matching 'Wheatley's London (vol 3, part 3)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth I
by Charles David, after Isaac Oliver
engraving, circa 1625-1636
8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (203 mm x 147 mm) plate size; 8 1/4 in. x 6 in. (209 mm x 152 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20336
Sitterback to top
- Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Reigned 1558-1603. Sitter associated with 138 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Charles David (circa 1600-1636 or 1638). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Events of 1625back to top
Current affairs
James I dies at Theobalds Palace, Hertfordshire and the Prince of Wales becomes Charles I. Charles's queen, Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry IV of France, arrives in Dover escorted by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.The court moves to Oxford temporarily due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague.
Art and science
Under the patronage of the queen, a new theatre company is formed, the Queen Henrietta's Men. Richard Perkins is a founding member.International
Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, is recommended by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham to command a naval expedition to Spain. Though some Spanish ships were captured, Wimbledon failed to destroy Cadiz where most of the Spanish fleet was moored.Treaty of The Hague is signed between England and the Dutch Empire.
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