Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
1 portrait by William Derby
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
by Samuel Freeman, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1825
14 1/2 in. x 10 3/8 in. (369 mm x 262 mm) plate size; 17 3/8 in. x 11 5/8 in. (442 mm x 295 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36324
Sitterback to top
- Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532 or 1533-1588), Courtier and magnate; favourite of Elizabeth I. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Derby (1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 133 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Samuel Freeman (1773-1857), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 81 portraits.
- Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561 or 1562-1636), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Harding, Triphook & Lepard (active 1824-1825), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
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Events of 1825back to top
Current affairs
Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.
Art and science
Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.
International
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.
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Oliver Taylor
25 March 2019, 17:07
This image - despite claiming to depict Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517-1554) - is a clear reproduction of a c. 1575 portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw03853/Robert-Dudley-1st-Earl-of-Leicester, NPG 247).