Robert Cecil (c1563-1612), 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, 1912. Artist: Unknown

Robert Cecil (c1563-1612), 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, 1912. Artist: Unknown

2-612-406 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Robert Cecil (c1563-1612), 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman. The son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I, Robert Cecil (1563-1612) was appointed Secretary of State in 1590 and succeeded his father as the queen's senior minister after his death in 1598. After Elizabeth died in 1603 he remained as Secretary of State to King James I. This portrait is after John De Critz the Elder (circa 1552-1642). Taken from R. J. Lea, Ltd's first series of Chairman Miniature cigarette cards, 1912.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. John de Critz the Elder: English of Flemish origin: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury: British; English: Statesman
People Related
  1. Queen Elizabeth I: British: Queen
  2. King James I: British, Scottish: King of England
  3. Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: British, English: Lord Treasurer

Picture Type
  1. Cigarette card

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1676x3144
File Size : 15,438kb


Aliases

  1. 0580028162
  1. 2-612-406
  1. 2612406

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