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Sir Robert Shirley (1581-1628), 1622 (oil on canvas)

Sir Robert Shirley (1581-1628), 1622 (oil on canvas)
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Image title
Sir Robert Shirley (1581-1628), 1622 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) / Flemish
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Location
Petworth House, West Sussex, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1622 AD (C17th AD)
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Sir Robert Shirley (c.1581–1628) was an English traveller and adventurer, younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley and of the adventurer Sir Thomas. He was the diplomatic (envoy) agent to Shah Abbas the Great of Persia. Married in 1607 to Teresia, born Sampsonia Khan (1589-1668) a Saafavid Iranian noblewoman, daughter of Ismail Kahn. The paintings of the Shirleys were done in Rome. Numerous sketches of the couple appear in Van Dyck’s Italian Sketchbooks.

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National Trust Photographic Library/Derrick E. Witty / Bridgeman Images
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