Queen Elizabeth I
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth I
by Simon de Passe, after Isaac Oliver
line engraving, circa 1615-1620
9 1/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (233 mm x 173 mm) paper size
Given by Peter Hartmann, 1976
Reference Collection
NPG D42191
Sitterback to top
- Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Reigned 1558-1603. Sitter associated with 138 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Simon de Passe (1595-1647), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 200 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Isaac Oliver (circa 1565-1617), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
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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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