Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond







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Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond
by Simon de Passe, published by Compton Holland
line engraving, 1616
7 in. x 4 3/4 in. (179 mm x 120 mm) plate size; 8 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (225 mm x 149 mm) paper size
acquired unknown source, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D5813
Sitterback to top
- Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond (1574-1624), Nobleman, courtier and politician. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Simon de Passe (1595-1647), Engraver. Artist associated with 202 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Compton Holland (died 1622), Print publisher. Artist associated with 43 portraits.
Events of 1616back to top
Current affairs
Playwright, William Shakespeare, dies in Stratford-Upon-Avon on 23rd April, after he contracted a fever. He is buried days later inside Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.James I's second son, Charles, is invested as Prince of Wales at a lavish ceremony at Whitehall.
Art and science
Poet and playwright Benjamin Jonson, is granted a royal pension effectively establishing him as the first poet laureate in all but name.Queen Anne commissions Inigo Jones to design a pavilion at Greenwich, the Queen's House.
International
Sir Walter Ralegh, released from prison, begins planning an expedition to Guiana in search of El Dorado. With established Spanish settlements in the area, Ralegh's expedition unsettled the court which sought lasting peace with Spain.The Catholic Church places Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus, 1543, on its list of prohibited books.
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