Portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. An English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I.

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Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599.

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Size: 5302px × 7500px
Photo credit: © Walker Art Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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