Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt
after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th-19th century, based on a work of 1628
50 in. x 40 in. (1270 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1928
Primary Collection
NPG 2192
On display at Chirk Castle, Wrexham
Sitterback to top
- Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt (1560?-1631), Projector of the New River scheme. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) (1593-1661), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 148 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 451
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 231
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1628back to top
Current affairs
John Felton, a professional soldier, assassinates George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.Lawyer and politician, Sir Edward Coke, leads the demand for a Petition of Right which sets out specific civil liberties while curbing Royal power. After much debate, it is reluctantly accepted by Charles I and passed in Parliament.
Art and science
Aged ten, poet Abraham Cowley writes his epic romance, Pyramus and Thisbe; it would appear in his first publication, Poetical blossoms, 1633, a collection of five poems.Charles I purchases a substantial art collection from the Duke of Mantua, initially overseen by diplomat, Sir Isaac Wake.
International
The Huguenots surrender in La Rochelle to Catholic royalist forces. Attempts are made by England to assist the city; a final, unsuccessful expedition is dispatched by Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindsey, now head of the fleet since the death of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.Comments back to top
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On display at Chirk Castle, Wrexham