Sir William Herbert of St Julians (c.1553-1593)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1500 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
510 x 455 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180939
Caption
William Herbert was born about 1553 at St Julians, Monmouthshire. His father, William, was a landowner in Monmouthshire; his mother, Jane, was the daughter of Edward Griffith of Penrhyn Castle, Caernarvonshire. Between about 1568 and 1573 he attended Oxford, and in 1577 entered political life as sheriff of Glamorgan. In 1578 he was knighted by Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace. In 1586 he undertook, with a consortium, to create a network of plantations in Ireland. In 1591 he published a treatise which was largely shaped by this experience, titled Croftus, sive, De Hibernia liber. In it, he advocated the use of colonization schemes to ‘civilize’ primitive peoples.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Sir William Herbert of St Julians (c.1553-1593), English School, 16th century, inscribed: Sir William Herbert of St Julius (top left). A head-and-shoulders portrait of the father-in-law of Edward, First Lord Herbert of Chirbury, in dark coat and ruff, hat with jewelled band. Coat of Arms on the right.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.
Credit line
Powis Castle, The Powis Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Sir William Herbert of St Julius
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist