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Benjamin ('Ben') Jonson NPG D19305

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Elder

One of the most famous and successful playwrights and poets of his time, Jonson is particularly known for his comedies, including Every Man in his Humour, Volpone, and The Alchemist. His career spanned the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. He was granted a pension by James I in 1616, and wrote a series of court masques under the patronage of Anne of Denmark, collaborating with the architect and designer Inigo Jones.

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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