Robert Dudley, first Earl of Leicester (1532/3–1588)
Date:
ca. 1595
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32 x 25 1/2 inches (81.3 x 64.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.1.7
Gallery Label:
The courtier and magnate Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532/33-1588), was the favorite of Queen Elizabeth from 1559 to 1562. The robes are those of a Knight of the Order of the Garter, to which he was appointed in 1559. He died of malaria in England in 1588. Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2005