Sir Robert Shirley (Sherley)
1 portrait by Diego de Astor
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Robert Shirley (Sherley)
by Matthaus Greuter (Greuther), or by Diego de Astor
line engraving, 1609 or after
7 in. x 5 1/8 in. (178 mm x 129 mm) plate size; 12 1/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (307 mm x 200 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson, 1932
Reference Collection
NPG D33608
Sitterback to top
- Sir Robert Shirley (Sherley) (circa 1581-1628), Count Shirley in the papal nobility, diplomat. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Diego de Astor (1584-circa 1650). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Matthaus Greuter (Greuther) (1564-1638). Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Events of 1609back to top
Current affairs
James I, Queen Anne and their children attend the inauguration of The New Exchange, a shopping centre built by Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury in the Strand. The opening underlined Salisbury's dominance in the development of this affluent area of London.Soldier, Sir Francis Vere, is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Art and science
Historian and poet, Samuel Daniel, completes the last book of his epic poem, Civil Wars, a history of the hostilities between the royal houses of Lancaster and York. It was one of Daniel's greatest literary achievements.Cornelius Drebbel invents the thermostat.
International
Promoted by administrator, Sir William Parsons, in the aftermath of the Nine Years' War, the Plantation of Ulster encourages English and Scottish Protestants to settle in Ireland and establish towns on land confiscated from Irish Catholics.English castaways, destined for Virginia, are shipwrecked on Bermuda to become its first colonizers.
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