William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
17 of 45 portraits of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
by Thomas Cecill, after William Rogers
line engraving, 1620s-1630s
4 1/4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (109 mm x 63 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D21160
Sitterback to top
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520 or 1521-1598), Lord High Treasurer. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Cecill (active 1628-1635), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- William Rogers (active 1584-1604), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Events of 1620back to top
Current affairs
The beginning of a severe economic depression in England is widely blamed on the East India Company whose export of bullion on each voyage financed their trade. Additionally, despite efforts by Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, to reduce the royal household's expenditure, James I's debt is historically high.Art and science
Francis Bacon publishes his major philosophical work Novum Organum, which presents his account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge using inductive reasoning.Inventor and mechanical engineer, Cornelis Drebbel builds an early type of submarine which he demonstrates on the Thames.
International
The Catholic League's invasion of Bohemia and victory at the battle of the White Mountain, forces Frederick V, king of Bohemia and his family into exile in the Hague, after less than a year reigning.The Pilgrim Fathers sail for America in the 'Mayflower', escaping religious persecution in England.
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Hans Brandhorst
01 July 2018, 07:30
Used as title print for: Precepts, or, Directions for the well ordering and carriage of a mans life, through the whole course thereof: left by William, Lord Burghly, to his sonne, at his death, who was sometimes Lord Treasurer of this kingdome. Also some other precepts and advert (London, 1636)
See: http://www.arkyves.org/r/view/folger_book_167570_ill001/him_FOLGER
and also: https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/FOLGERCM1~6~6~915622~161658