Devereux (Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566-1601). Portrait after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c. 1561/1562-1636), early 17th century, oil on bevelled panel, bust-length, with the Devereux Order of the Garter Coat of Arms, 54 x 42 cm, in ebonised frame with inner gilt edging, 70.5 x 58 cm (Quantity: 1) This portrait is a bust length variant the full-length portrait commissioned from Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger following Robert Devereux’s victorious return after the capture of Cádiz in 1596. Gheeraerts’ portrait of circa 1596, measuring 213.4 x 127 cm, is at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. The choice of a white bodice and black riding cloak in the Woburn portrait is a clear allusion to Elizabeth I, whose colours were black and white. In the full-length portrait and in a further three quarter length portrait by Gheeraerts (with Philip Mould), measuring 127 by 94 cm, Devereux holds the baton of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland surmounted by the Royal Crest. The Gheeraerts commission projects Devereux’s capabilities and superiority as a prominent courtier.
Devereux (Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566-1601). Portrait after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c. 1561/1562-1636), early 17th century, oil on bevelled panel, bust-length, with the Devereux Order of the Garter Coat of Arms, 54 x 42 cm, in ebonised frame with inner gilt edging, 70.5 x 58 cm (Quantity: 1) This portrait is a bust length variant the full-length portrait commissioned from Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger following Robert Devereux’s victorious return after the capture of Cádiz in 1596. Gheeraerts’ portrait of circa 1596, measuring 213.4 x 127 cm, is at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. The choice of a white bodice and black riding cloak in the Woburn portrait is a clear allusion to Elizabeth I, whose colours were black and white. In the full-length portrait and in a further three quarter length portrait by Gheeraerts (with Philip Mould), measuring 127 by 94 cm, Devereux holds the baton of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland surmounted by the Royal Crest. The Gheeraerts commission projects Devereux’s capabilities and superiority as a prominent courtier.
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