Robert Devereux (1591-1646), 3rd Earl of Essex and Parliamentary General during the First English Civil War. Square detail of engraving created in the 1700s by an unknown engraver, from an original portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641).
Robert Devereux (1591-1646), 3rd Earl of Essex and Parliamentary General during the First English Civil War. Square detail of an original copperplate engraving by an unknown engraver, from an original portrait 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. Essex was said to have nursed a grudge against the monarchy because his father, once a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, had been executed for treason in 1601. When the first English Civil War broke out in 1642, he became Chief Commander of the Parliamentary army, but seemed unable to score a decisive victory against the Royalist army at battles such as Edgehill and Newbury. He was eventually eclipsed by Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Fairfax and their disciplined New Model Army. 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: 3276px × 3276px
Location: London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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