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Sir John Harington NPG D14663

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Henry Worthington, published by W. Walker, after John Thurston, after a painting attributed to Hieronimo Custodis

Described by Elizabeth I as 'that saucy poet, my godson', Harington is known particularly for his translation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1591), written at the command of the Queen. Among his other publications were a number of satirical works, including The Metamorphosis of Ajax (1596), on the subject of water closets. A disparaging remark about the late Earl of Leicester in the latter text led to Harington's banishment from court.

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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