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Unknown man engraved as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury NPG D31752

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Richard Earlom, published by Samuel Woodburn

Robert Cecil was son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. He was Secretary of State (1596-1608), and secured the succession of James VI of Scotland to the English throne in 1603. Created Baron, Viscount and Earl in three years (1603-5), he built Hatfield House, and died deeply in debt. King James called him his 'little beagle'; he was also known as 'the crook-backed Earl'.

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.