Frances, Countess of Somerset
1 portrait
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frances, Countess of Somerset
studio of William Larkin
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1615
22 5/8 in. x 17 1/4 in. (575 mm x 438 mm)
Purchased, 1922
Primary Collection
NPG 1955
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Frances, Countess of Somerset (1590-1632), Famous beauty. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Artistback to top
- William Larkin (circa 1580-1619), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- The Masque of Beauty, 1972 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from National Portrait Gallery, London, 5 July-17 Sept. 1972.), p. number 1
- Charles Nicholl, Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, 2015, p. 96
- Nicholl, Charles, Character Sketches: Elizabethan Writers, 1997, p. 42
- Nicholl, Charles, Insights: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, 2005, p. 78
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 575
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 297
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Plots, Intrigue and Murder from 1580 - 1700 (25 May 2013 - 8 December 2013)
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Events of 1615back to top
Current affairs
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, is knighted and appointed gentleman of the Bechamber and replaces Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, as the king's favourite. Buckingham would prosper under the king's patronage, advancing rapidly through the peerage.The Somersets stand trial for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Art and science
James I produces Remonstrance for the Right of Kings and the Independence of their Crownes, in which he defends European kingship and directly confronts the papacy.Architect Inigo Jones is appointed Surveyor of the King's Works and would hold the post for 27 years.
International
The Spanish court send official articles to serve as a basis for negotiations concerning a marriage alliance between Charles, Prince of Wales and the Spanish king Philip III's second daughter, Maria Anna.Marriage of French king Louis XIII and the Spanish Infanta, Anne, Philip III's eldest daughter.
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