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The Portraits of Robert Dudley (2)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Christine Hartweg

The portrait of Robert Dudley dressed in silver brocade now at Waddesdon Manor (Buckinghamshire) is believed to have been painted c.1563. The Flemish painter Steven van der Meulen is sometimes believed to be the artist, and he died in 1563 … Continue reading →

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Meeting Lady Norris: Leicester and Hatton at Work

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Christine Hartweg

Elizabeth called her ‟mine own crow“:1 Margery Norris, the black-haired wife of Henry Lord Norris of Rycote was the queen’s good friend. Prominent in the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire, she and her husband were also old acquaintances of Robert … Continue reading →

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My Lord Steward

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Christine Hartweg

The Earl of Leicester dressed in the full attire of a Knight of the Garter is not one of his better known portraits. In the 1580s, though, it became fashionable for Elizabeth’s favourite knights to have themselves painted in their … Continue reading →

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The Young Earl of Warwick, Part II

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Christine Hartweg

Between 12 and 14 years old at the time of her marriage, Anne Seymour was a learned young lady, a correspondent of Continental reformers and poet, who was, with her sisters, eulogized by Ronsard. In view of the younger John … Continue reading →

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