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Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset. (1587-1645), Favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 19 portraits. Following a fall from his horse at the accession day tilt in March 1607, Robert Carr was nursed by King James I and rapidly became a royal favourite. Created Earl of Somerset in 1616, three years later he was indicted with his wife, Frances ...
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Portrait of James by Nicholas Hilliard, from the period 1603–1609. In 1607, Carr happened to break his leg at a tilting match, at which King James VI and I was in attendance. According to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, the king taught him Latin. The king subsequently knighted the young Carr and took him into favour.
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1585/6-1645) Carr was a Scottish noble who met King James I (1566-1625) in 1607 and very quickly rose to a position of considerable authority in the King’s court. As James’ favourite, Carr received a steady flow of gifts in the form of cash, land and titles, until he put his mind towards achieving further, political ambition.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1587-1645), Favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 19 portraits. Artists. Silvester (Sylvester) Harding (1745-1809), Artist; publisher. Artist or producer associated with 221 portraits. John Hoskins (circa 1590-1665), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Robert Kerr nació en Wrington, Somerset, Inglaterra, el hijo menor de Sir Thomas Kerr (Carr) de Ferniehurst, Escocia, con su segunda esposa, Janet Scott, hermana de Walter Scott de Buccleuch. 1 Alrededor del año 1601, mientras era un oscuro paje de Sir George Home, conoció a Thomas Overbury en Edimburgo. Los dos se hicieron amigos y viajaron ...
19 de jun. de 2018 · English: A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset – British nobleman and politician (1587–1645)
