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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

William Marshall

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a portrait of a person from the chest up. The individual is facing slightly to the side with a beard, mustache, softly curled hair, and ornate Elizabethan clothing with embroidery. They wear a decorative collar, a chain or belt, a cap with a plume, and a band. The background is textured with hatched lines. Below the portrait, text identifies the person as "The right Honble Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester, Baron of Denbigh, knight of the noble order of St George & St Michaell, and late one of her Maties hoble privy councel etc." The artist's signature, "W Marshall sculp: it," is included.

Artwork Details

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
7321 × 11928 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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