Title

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), 1912. Artist: Unknown

Caption

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), 1824. Villiers was the favourite, and some claim, lover of King James I of England and one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history. This portrait is after Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656). Taken from R. J. Lea, Ltd's first series of Chairman Miniature cigarette cards, 1912.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1912

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C61_432

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

15,0Mb (931,2Kb) / 5,5in x 10,6in / 1656 x 3176 (300dpi)

Keywords

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