Description
Fine 18th-century engraved portrait of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536–1608), an influential Elizabethan and Jacobean statesman, poet, and dramatist. Sackville rose to prominence as a trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I and later to King James I, serving as Lord High Treasurer of England from 1599 until his death. He was also Chancellor of the University of Oxford and a Knight of the Garter.
This detailed portrait shows Sackville in formal Elizabethan dress, with ruff and cap, holding the staff of office. His coat of arms with crest and supporters is engraved below.
Size : 36x22 cm
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