Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
after Unknown artist
oil on canvas, 17th century, based on a work of 1575
29 1/4 in. x 25 in. (743 mm x 635 mm)
Lent by a private collection, 1964
Primary Collection
NPG L111
Linked publicationsback to top
- Charles Nicholl, Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, 2015, p. 89
- Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 184
- Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare (hardback), 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 185
- MacLeod, Catherine, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection at Montacute House, 1999, p. 22
- Nicholl, Charles, Character Sketches: Elizabethan Writers, 1997, p. 46
- Nicholl, Charles, Insights: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, 2005, p. 70
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 474
Events of 1575back to top
Current affairs
Queen Elizabeth I declines the offer of sovereignty of the Netherlands made by William of Orange, leader of the Dutch Protestant resistance to Spanish rule.The royal favourite Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester hosts a lavish entertainment for the Queen at Kenilworth.
Art and science
The composers William Byrd and Thomas Tallis dedicate Cantiones Sacrae (Sacred Songs) to Queen Elizabeth I after receiving a royal patent for the exclusive right to publish music.International
Facing bankruptcy, Philip II of Spain suspends all payments by the Spanish crown. Don Luis de Requesens can no longer pay his troops in the Netherlands.Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Bengal.
The Battle of Nagashino features the first decisive use of firearms in Japanese warfare.
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