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| Keywords: Dudleynorth.jpg Dudley Third Baron North 1581-1666 Painting Oil painted portraits of noble or wealthy men and women became increasingly common in the 17th century Important as it was to dress magnificently it was also essential to be portrayed in one's finery The portraits nearly always show the sitters splendidly dressed in the height of expensive fashion in order to emphasise their status Subject Dudley North 1581-1666 was one of the principal courtiers of James I His family was linked by marriage with the Dudley family that had been so powerful at the Tudor court Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester was a favourite of Elizabeth I and Dudley North's grandfather married the widow of his brother Sir Henry Dudley Dudley North became one of the most conspicuous figures of the Jacobean court He was a musician and poet and an enthusiastic participant in court entertainments especially the tilts and masques In 1606 while recovering from ill health in Kent he discovered the medicinal value of the springs at Tunbridge Wells He also publicised the virtues of the waters of Epsom in Surrey He passed his later years quietly in the country at Kirtling Hall the family home in Kirtling Cambridgeshire In 1645 collected his essays letters and poems in a volume titled A Forest of Varieties ca 1615 Oil on canvas Height 193 6 cm Width 133 cm Weight 25 kg Institution VAM P 4 1-1948 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O77219/oil-painting-dudley-third-baron-north-1581/ other versions <gallery>Wikimania 2014 - Victoria and Albert Museum - Dudley 3rd Baron North222260 jpg</gallery> PD-old-100 17th-century unidentified painters 1615c 17th-century portrait paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum 1615c Dudley North 1610s oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1610s portrait paintings Male 17th-century oil portraits of standing men at full length 1615c Red drapery in portrait paintings 1615c Right hand on hip in portrait paintings 1615c | ||||
