https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/sep/04/newly-discovered-portrait-of-shakespeares-patron-suggests-he-is-the-fair-youth-of-the-sonnetsPublic domain · 942 × 1,034 px · Wikimedia Commons

1590s

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

Nicholas HilliardWikidata

miniature painting by Nicholas Hilliard

Wander from here

In the picture

PortraitHenry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Date
1590s (known to the decade)Wikidata
Medium
Playing card on vellumWikidata
Collection
Genre
portrait, miniatureWikidata
Materials
vellum, playing cardWikidata

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. Dates unknown
    unknown owner
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
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