William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
6 3/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. (163 mm x 120 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D24826
Sitterback to top
- William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1506 or 1507-1570), Soldier and magnate. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Willem de Passe (1597 or 1598-1636 or 1637), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 175 portraits.
Events of 1620back to top
Current affairs
The beginning of a severe economic depression in England is widely blamed on the East India Company whose export of bullion on each voyage financed their trade. Additionally, despite efforts by Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, to reduce the royal household's expenditure, James I's debt is historically high.Art and science
Francis Bacon publishes his major philosophical work Novum Organum, which presents his account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge using inductive reasoning.Inventor and mechanical engineer, Cornelis Drebbel builds an early type of submarine which he demonstrates on the Thames.
International
The Catholic League's invasion of Bohemia and victory at the battle of the White Mountain, forces Frederick V, king of Bohemia and his family into exile in the Hague, after less than a year reigning.The Pilgrim Fathers sail for America in the 'Mayflower', escaping religious persecution in England.
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