Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork

1 portrait of Isaac Oliver

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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

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  • Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.

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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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  • NPG 2057: Angela Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Burdett-Coutts ()
  • NPG 6241: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ()
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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.

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