William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630), founder of Pembroke College, Oxford, and patron of the arts. Engraving created in the 1700s by George Vertue (1683-1756), after a portrait by Daniel Mytens (1590-1647), which was in turn based on a painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630), founder of Pembroke College, Oxford, and patron of the arts. Original copperplate engraving by George Vertue (1683-1756), after a portrait by Daniel Mytens (1590-1647), which was in turn based on a painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). This engraving was first used in a verse history of the English Civil Wars by Edward Ward (1667 - 1731), 'History of the Grand Rebellion’ published in 1713. The engraving was then re-used, with plate number added, in later editions of the 'History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England' by Edward Hyde, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to King Charles I, who was later raised to the peerage as 1st Earl of Clarendon. William Herbert held office under both King James I and King Charles I. He loved books and, in 1623, the First Folio of William Shakespeare's plays was dedicated to him and his brother, Philip 'the most Noble and Incomparable Pair of Brethren'. He was also a great lover of women, being barred from court after fathering an illegitimate boy with Mary Fitton (possibly the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets), whom he refused to marry. George Vertue was an English antiquarian and engraver known primarily for his portraits and book illustrations. Daniel Mytens was an Anglo-Dutch portrait painter who came to London c. 1618. Sir Anthony van Dyck was the most influential painter to have worked in Britain during the 17th century. Flemish by birth, he found patronage in a number of European countries, but his longest stay was in England, which he made his home from the beginning of 1632. He was renowned for his portraits of King Charles I, his family and their courtiers.
Size: 10236px × 18233px
Location: London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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