Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601)
Isaac Oliver (Rouen c.1565 – London 1617)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
63 x 52 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515786
Summary
Portrait miniature by Isaac Oliver of a gentleman in a black doublet and a white ruff, probably John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington of Exton. Oval in gilt frame. Signed 'I.O' for Isaac Oliver. Oval'. Signed 'I.O'. Formerly identified as a possible portrait of Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
Isaac Oliver (Rouen c.1565 – London 1617), artist