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A selection of images with interesting words, inscriptions, dedications and autographs.

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Katherine of Aragon, attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte) - NPG 4682

Katherine of Aragon

attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
watercolour on vellum, circa 1525
NPG 4682

Sir Thomas Chaloner, after Unknown artist - NPG 1274

Sir Thomas Chaloner

after Unknown artist
oil on canvas, possibly 17th century, based on a work of 1559
NPG 1274

Sir Anthony Browne, by Unknown artist - NPG 5186

Sir Anthony Browne

by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th century
NPG 5186

Richard Foxe, after Johannes Corvus - NPG 874

Richard Foxe

after Johannes Corvus
oil on panel, late 16th century
NPG 874

Sir Francis Drake, attributed to Jodocus Hondius, completed by  George Vertue - NPG 3905

Sir Francis Drake

attributed to Jodocus Hondius, completed by George Vertue
engraving, circa 1583
NPG 3905

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh), by Unknown English artist - NPG 7

Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh)

by Unknown English artist
oil on panel, 1588
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, after Nicholas Hilliard - NPG 277

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

after Nicholas Hilliard
oil on canvas, early 19th century, based on a work of 1590
NPG 277

Queen Elizabeth I ('The Ditchley portrait'), by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger - NPG 2561

Queen Elizabeth I ('The Ditchley portrait')

by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
oil on canvas, circa 1592
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2561

The Somerset House Conference, 1604, by Unknown artist - NPG 665

The Somerset House Conference, 1604

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 1604
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 665

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, by Crispijn de Passe the Elder - NPG 334a

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605

by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
engraving, circa 1605
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 334a

Sir John Finet, copy by George Perfect Harding, after  Unknown artist - NPG 2404

Sir John Finet

copy by George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist
watercolour, 19th century, based on a work of circa 1609
NPG 2404

Sir Charles Cornwallis, by Robert Peake the Elder, and  studio of Robert Peake the Elder - NPG 4867

Sir Charles Cornwallis

by Robert Peake the Elder, and studio of Robert Peake the Elder
oil on panel, circa 1610
NPG 4867

John Smith, by Simon de Passe - NPG 4594

John Smith

by Simon de Passe
line engraving, 1616
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4594