Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon







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Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon
after Pastorino de Pastorini
plaster cast of lead medal, 20th century, based on a work of circa 1556
2 1/4 in. (57 mm) diameter
Given by G.F. Hill, 1925
Primary Collection
NPG 2085a
Sitterback to top
- Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon (1526?-1556), Courtier. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Pastorino de Pastorini (circa 1508-1592), Painter, medalist and sculptor. Artist associated with 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 176
Events of 1556back to top
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Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, is denounced as a heretic and burned at the stake in Oxford.Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
Art and science
The German physician and mineralogist Georg Agricola publishes De re metallica (On the Nature of Metals), the first systematic treatise about the mining and smelting of metals. It will remain the authoritative text on the subject for 250 years.International
Abdication of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. His brother Archduke Ferdinand of Austria becomes Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip of Spain, husband of Queen Mary I, succeeds to the throne of Spain as Philip II.Akbar becomes Mughal Emperor of India defeating the Afghans at the Battle of Panipat.
The most devastating earthquake in history occurs in China's Shaanxi Province; an estimated 830,000 people are killed.
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