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Lord Howard of Effingham (1536–1624), 1st Earl of Nottingham

Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

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Lord Howard of Effingham, Earl of Nottingham, Knight of the Garter and Lord High Admiral of England was the commander of the fleet which destroyed the Spanish Armada. The piece was painted about 1620, when the Admiral was an old man, by a follower of Daniel Mytens (the head and hands are certainly by Mytens himself) and is a studio replica of the portrait in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which was painted throughout by Daniel Mytens.The Earl stands in a carpeted interior three-quarters in profile to te right, holding a white wand of office and wearing Garter Robes (red surcoat, cloak fastened by tasselled cords, garter, garter chain and George pendant badge) over a pale grey satin costume; his left hand rests on a sword pommel; to the right we see the Garter white-plumed hat on a table covered with a Turkey carpet; a distant view of a sea battle is discirnible from the window behind.

Newstead Abbey

Ravenshead

Title

Lord Howard of Effingham (1536–1624), 1st Earl of Nottingham

Date

17th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 243 x W 155 cm

Accession number

NCM 1952-18

Acquisition method

purchased from Lady Lucas, 1952

Work type

Painting

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Newstead Abbey

Newstead Village, Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire NG15 8NA England

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