Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) attributed to John Critz the Elder, oil on panel, 1599.

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Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) attributed to John Critz the Elder, oil on panel, 1599. Robert Cecil served as the Secretary of State of England from 1596-1612 and Lord High Treasurer from 1608-12, succeeding his father as Queen Elizabeth I's Lord Privy Seal and remaining in power during the first nine years of King James I's reign.

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