Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
(1578-1640), Lord KeeperSitter associated with 12 portraits
A distinguished lawyer and an active member of parliament, Coventry was instrumental in enforcing Charles I's royal proclamations. Appointed Attorney-General in 1621 and Lord Keeper in 1625, he remained personally popular with both the King and parliamentary leaders, acting as a mediator between the two in 1629. He was a strong statesman and an influential speaker, and it was said that he '...had a clear conception of the whole policy of the government both of Church and state.'
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th century? based on a work of circa 1634
NPG 716
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 1639
NPG 4815
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Simon de Passe
line engraving, 1615-1621
NPG D19182
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, 1713
NPG D26942
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, 1713
NPG D26943
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1741
NPG D26946
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1741
NPG D34187
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, published 1741 (1741)
NPG D42920
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by William Nelson Gardiner
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D26944
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by William Nelson Gardiner, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D26945
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by John Samuel Agar, after Harold Crease, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1815
NPG D34188
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
by J. Parker, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1825
NPG D43049
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