Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester







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Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester
by Simon de Passe, published by William Peake
line engraving, 1618
7 3/8 in. x 4 5/8 in. (187 mm x 117 mm) plate size; 7 5/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (193 mm x 123 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1960
Reference Collection
NPG D42984
Sitterback to top
- Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (circa 1550-1628), Nobleman and courtier. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Simon de Passe (1595-1647), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 202 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- William Peake (circa 1580-1639), Painter, freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D25775: Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (from same plate)
- NPG D25776: Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (from same plate)
Events of 1618back to top
Current affairs
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, is appointed Lord High Chancellor. He would be impeached for bribery three years later ending his political career.Lord High Treasurer Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, and his wife, Katherine, are charged with embezzlement and found guilty the following year.
Art and science
Jurist, politician and scholar, John Selden, publishes his History of Tythes, in which he concedes the legal right of the Church of England to collect tithes, but denies divine authority.The Royal College of Physicians compiles the London Pharmacopoeia, a standard list of medicines and their ingredients.
International
Sir Walter Ralegh's voyage to Guiana tragically fails. Unable to find treasure, his attack against the Spanish settlement San Thomé, during which his son Walter dies, dangerously jeopardises Anglo-Spanish relations. Ralegh returns home and is executed for treason.Start of the Thirty Years War, precipitated by the Bohemian Revolt.
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