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As one of the most powerful noblemen in Elizabethan England, Thomas Howard played a critical role in English history. A direct rival of the Earl of Leicester, he was appointed as a Privy Councillor and served as Earl Marshall of England, supervising the funeral rites of Mary I and the coronation of Elizabeth I. However, his ambition and pro-Catholic interests meant he became the focus of plots and religious dissent, which ultimately led to his downfall. His secret plan to marry Mary, Queen of Scots and the central part he played in the plot to attempt to ensure her succession to the throne, led to his dramatic fall from grace in 1571. He was executed for treason in 1572. This portrait appears to result from a sitting from the life and shows Norfolk at the age of twenty-seven.
Title
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Date
1565
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 103.2 x W 80.2 cm
Accession number
6676
Acquisition method
Purchased with help from the Art Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund, 2004
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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