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Art
Examples of pieces of art created for, and inspired by the 'Dudley Women', as well as their extended families.
Portraits
Lady Jane Dudley, nee Grey
Unknown Artist
c. 1590s
© National Portrait Gallery, London
c. 1590s
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester
Artist: George Gower
Year: c.1585
© Longleat House
Year: c.1585
© Longleat House
Edward Seymour (1506?–1552), 1st Duke of Somerset, 'Protector Somerset'
Artist Unknown
Year: c.1600
© National Trust Images
Year: c.1600
© National Trust Images
Robert Dudley (1532–1588), Earl of Leicester
Unknown Artist - Anglo/Netherlandish School
Year: c.1564
© National Trust Images
Year: c.1564
© National Trust Images
Portrait of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford
Artist: Hans Eworth
Year: 1565
© Sotheby's
Year: 1565
© Sotheby's
Dorothy and Penelope Devereux
Unknown Artist
c. 1581
© Longleat House
c. 1581
© Longleat House
Anne, Countess of Warwick
Unknown Artist
Year c. 1569
© Woburn Abbey
Year c. 1569
© Woburn Abbey
Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland, 1588
Unknown Artist
Year: ?1588
© ??
Year: ?1588
© ??
Sir Francis Knollys the Elder (1512–1596), Lord Treasurer of the Household (1572–1596)
Artist: English School
Year: 1572
© National Trust Images
Year: 1572
© National Trust Images
Anne Stanhope (1497?–1587), Duchess of Somerset (after a portrait in the manner of Bernaert van Orley)
rtist: Thomas Youngman Gooderson (active 1846–1868)
© National Trust Images
© National Trust Images
Lady Anne Clifford
Artist: Unknown Artist
Year: 1624
© Skipton Castle
Year: 1624
© Skipton Castle
Robert Devereux (1566–1601), 2nd Earl of Essex
Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts the younger (1561/62–1635/36)
© Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service
© Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service
Miniatures
Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley , c. 1509 - 49 - miniature
Artist: L. Horenbout
Year: c.1545
© Royal Museums Greenwich
Year: c.1545
© Royal Museums Greenwich
Portrait Miniature of an Unknown Man
(?Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset)
Artist: Levina Teerlinc (with later inscription/addition by Hilliard)
Year: c.1550s
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: c.1550s
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
'The Yale Miniature'
(some believe to be Amy Robsart)
Artist: ?L. Horenbout
Year: 1550
© Yale Center for British Art
Year: 1550
© Yale Center for British Art
'The Beaufort Miniature'
(some believe to be Amy Robsart)
Artist: Levina Teerlinc
Year: c.1550
© Sotheby's
Year: c.1550
© Sotheby's
Portrait miniature of Katherine Grey, Countess of Hertford
Artist/maker: Levina Teerlinc (attributed to)
Year: c.1555-1560
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: c.1555-1560
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Portrait miniature of Lady Katherine Seymour, nee Grey (c.1538-68) Countess of Hertford, holding her infant son and wearing her husband's miniature
Artist: Levina Teerlinc
Year: 1562
© Belvoir Castle
Year: 1562
© Belvoir Castle
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588)
(from pair with Elizabeth I)
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
Year: c.1575
© Bonham's
Year: c.1575
© Bonham's
Portrait of Mary Dudley, Lady Sidney (d.1586) - Miniature
Artist: Levina Teerlinc
Year: c.1575
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: c.1575
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Portrait of a noblewoman, possibly Lettice Knollys (1539-1634)
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard (c.1537-1619)
Year: c.1580
© Sotheby's
Year: c.1580
© Sotheby's
Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Year: 1588
© Metropolitan Museum of Art
Year: 1588
© Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of a Lady, perhaps Penelope, Lady Rich (1563-1607)
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
Year: c.1589
© Royal Collection Trust
Year: c.1589
© Royal Collection Trust
Unknown lady, possibly Penelope, Lady Rich
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Year: 1589
© Amgueddfa Cymru
Year: 1589
© Amgueddfa Cymru
Lettice Knollys, Countess of Lecester
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard (c.1537-1619)
Year: c. 1590
© Folger Shakespeare Library
Year: c. 1590
© Folger Shakespeare Library
Lettice Knollys, Lady Leicester (w/c on vellum)
Unknown Artist
Year: 17thc.
© Christie's
Year: 17thc.
© Christie's
'Miniature portrait of a lady' [known to be Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland]
Artist: Laurence Hilliard
Year: c.1610-40
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: c.1610-40
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Imagined Portraits
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
Artist: Paul Delaroche (1797-1856)
Date: 1833
© The National Gallery, London
Date: 1833
© The National Gallery, London
Amy Robsart
Artist: William Frederick Yeames (1835-1918)
Date exhibited: 1877
© Tate
Date exhibited: 1877
© Tate
Leicester and Amy Robsart at Cumnor Hall
Artist: Edward Matthew Hall
Date: 1866
© Southampton City Art Gallery
Date: 1866
© Southampton City Art Gallery
Lady Jane Grey Going to her Execution
Artist: Edward Harrison May
Year: 1864
© Woodmere Art Museum
Year: 1864
© Woodmere Art Museum
Lady Jane Grey Prevailed on to Accept the Crown
Artist: Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859)
Exhibited: 1827
Image © Tate
Exhibited: 1827
Image © Tate
Amy Robsart (1532–1560), Looking at the Portrait of Leicester
Artist: Edward Charles Barnes (1830-1890)
© Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
© Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Lady Jane Grey: The Althorp Portrait
Artist: Lucas de Heere (1534-1584)
© Althorp Estate
© Althorp Estate
Amy Robsart (1532-1560)
Artist: William Frederick Yeames (1835-1918)
Date: 1864
© Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
Date: 1864
© Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
The Last Moments of Lady Jane Grey
Artist: Hendrick Jacobus Scholten (1824-1907)
© Historic Royal Palaces - Tower of London
© Historic Royal Palaces - Tower of London
Lady Jane Grey at The Place of Her Execution
Artist: Solomon Hart
Year: 1839
© Plymouth Museums and Galleries
Year: 1839
© Plymouth Museums and Galleries
Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution
Artist: George Whiting Flagg
Year: 1835
© The Henry Luce II Center for the Study of American Culture, New York
Year: 1835
© The Henry Luce II Center for the Study of American Culture, New York
Amy Robsart
Artist: Charles Robert Leslie
Year: 1833
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: 1833
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Crown offered to Lady Jane Grey
Artist: Charles Robert Leslie
Year: 1827
© Woburn Abbey
Year: 1827
© Woburn Abbey
Lady Jane Grey in the Tower
Artist: William Frederick Yeames (1835–1918)
Year: 1867
© Sheffield Museums
Year: 1867
© Sheffield Museums
Tudor Artists
'Unknown Woman, aged 52'
(thought to be Levina Teerlinc due to similarities to father Simon Bening)
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Year: 1572
© Duke of Buccleuch Collection
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Year: 1572
© Duke of Buccleuch Collection
Self portrait, aged 30yo
Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Year: 1577
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Year: 1577
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
A Self-Portrait
Artist: Isaac Oliver
Year: c.1590
© Royal Collections Trust
Year: c.1590
© Royal Collections Trust
Self Portrait
Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Year: 16thc.
© Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Year: 16thc.
© Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Self Portrait
Artist: George Gower
Year: 1579
© Private Collection/Public Domain
Year: 1579
© Private Collection/Public Domain
Videos
Tudor and Elizabethan portraits [NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON]
Portrait miniatures [VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON]
Exhibition: Holbein at the Tudor Court [ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST]
Hans Holbein the Younger [THE NATIONAL GALLERY]
Hans Eworth [WIKIPEDIA]
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder [WIKIPEDIA]
George Gower [WIKIPEDIA]
Nicholas Hilliard [WIKIPEDIA]
Hans Holbein the Younger by Sarah Bryson [THE TUDOR SOCIETY]
Hans Holbein the Younger [WIKIPEDIA]
Lucas Horenbout by Sarah Bryson [THE TUDOR SOCIETY]
Lucas Horenbout [WIKIPEDIA]
Isaac Oliver [WIKIPEDIA]
23 June – Levina Teerlinc and her miniatures [THE TUDOR SOCIETY]
Levina Teerlinc [WIKIPEDIA]
USEFUL LINKS
Museum and Art Gallery Websites
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