A Gentleman, Previously Known as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Born in Rouen, France, to Huguenot (Protestant) parents, Isaac Oliver arrived in England in 1568. He was mentored by the great miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard and became England’s most celebrated miniature painter during the reign of James I, painting numerous portraits of Queen Anne of Denmark and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. The unknown sitter, previously thought to be Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is finely dressed, wearing a black satin doublet and collar fringed with delicate lace.

Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Title

A Gentleman, Previously Known as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Date

early 17th C

Medium

watercolour on vellum

Accession number

CVCSC:0423.45.B

Work type

Miniature

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Compton Verney

Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ England

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