Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
1 portrait of Isaac Oliver
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
by Isaac Oliver
watercolour on vellum, circa 1610-1615
1 7/8 in. x 1 1/2 in. (48 mm x 38 mm) oval
Bequeathed by Edmund Montagu Boyle, 1931
Primary Collection
NPG 2494
On display in Room 5 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566-1643), Irish statesman. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This is the only known portrait of Boyle, excepting his funerary monument, and was probably painted on one of his many visits to London.
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Linked publicationsback to top
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 144
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 50
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- His Picture in Little: Shakespeare, Hamlet and Tacita Dean (15 March 2018 - 28 May 2018)
- Tudor Miniatures (From 6 November 2004)
Events of 1610back to top
Current affairs
Lady Arabella Stuart, cousin of James I, secretly marries William Seymour, Marquess of Hertford.James I's chaotic finances prompts Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury to submit to Parliament the great contract which proposed increases to the king's income for James's relinquishment of his feudal rights; however, it was not implemented.
Art and science
The Alchemist, by playwright Benjamin Jonson, is first performed by the acting troupe, the King's Men. Jonson also writes Prince Henry's Barriers, in honour of Henry, Prince of Wales.Stationers' Company agrees to give Thomas Bodley a copy of every book registered with them for his growing Bodleian Library.
International
Henry IV, King of France, is assassinated in Paris by Catholic fanatic, François Ravaillac. Henry, born a Calvinist, converted to Catholicism before ascending the throne to appease his future subjects. Although a popular king, much loved by his people, two earlier attempts had been made on his life.Comments back to top
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