Sir Charles Blount Baron Mountjoy, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland Portrait of Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy and Earl of Devonshire, 1563-1606
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Somer, Paulus I van
(After)
Given by F.C. Daniell, October 1954
Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Daniell, Frederick Charles
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1775
Inscriptions on bottom "Vansomer Pinxit." and "Val. Green, Engraver to his Majesty fecit." and "From the Original by Vansomer in the Possesion of the Earl of Dartmouth." and "Published Octr. 2d. 1775 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London." and "Sir Charles Blount Baron Mountjoy, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland, one of the Favourites of Queen Elizabeth, and by King James created Earl of Devonshire. He was one of the commanders against the Spanish Armada, gained the Battle of Kingsale in 1602, and drove the Spaniards out of Ireland. See a very particular account of his person and Character in Morrison's Travels."
Accession number: P.254-1954
Primary reference Number: 206156
Chaloner Smith: 88.II
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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