1581 Collection

Drake Knighted / 1581 / Col
Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship, Golden Hind, after his round the world voyage

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak

Alonso Perez de Guman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581. Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. Engraving. Portrait

Mary Stewart, Ctess Mar
MARY STEWART, countess of MAR wife of John Erskine, 2nd (or 7th) earl, lord treasurer of Scotland

Vincent De Paul / Geille
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL French priest

Elizabeth, Golden Hind
Queen Elizabeth goes aboard Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind anchored at Deptford, where she will knight him Date: 1581

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

Young French woman, 1581.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth knights Francis Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind at Deptford, after his voyage round the world. Date: 4th April 1581

Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on board his ship, the Golden Hind, in April 1581, not long after his circumnavigation of the world. 1581

Lady Juliana Campbell
Lady JULIANA CAMPBELL wife of Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, daughter of Hugh, baron Campbell of Loudoun. Date: 1581 - ?

JAMES USSHER 1581-1656
James Ussher Archbishop of Armagh

Archduke Matthias leaving the Netherlands
Departure of Archduke Matthias (1557-1619) from the Netherlands, on 29 October 1581, showing him and his entourage boarding their ships at Antwerp on their return home to Austria

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788. Colored

Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642). Flemish painter. Scenes from the life of John the Baptist. 17th century

Benito Arias Montano (15271598). Spanish orientalist. Samu
Benito Arias Montano (or Benedictus Arias Montanus) (15271598) was a Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. Samuel book. Set of two books of the Bible from a historical character

Cornelius Frangipani
CORNELIUS FRANGIPANI Venetian lawyer Date: ? - 1581

Johann Fichard
JOHANN FICHARD German lawyer and biographer Date: 1512 - 1581

Eleonora D este Ferrara
ELEONORA D ESTE, duchessa di FERRARA, Italian noblewoman, sister of Alfonso II d Este, duca di Ferrari, and patroness of the poet Tasso. Date: 1537 - 1581

Jean Duvergier De Haur
Abbe JEAN DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE French churchman of Jansenist leanings. Date: 1581 - 1643

Hubert Duifhuis
HUBERT DUIFHUIS Dutch churchman Date: 1531 - 1581

Jeremias Drechsel - 2
JEREMIAS DRECHSEL (Drexelius) German Jesuit churchman Date: 1581 - 1638

Jeremias Drechsel - 1
JEREMIAS DRECHSEL (Drexelius) German Jesuit churchman Date: 1581 - 1638

Domenichino Zampieri
DOMENICHINO ZAMPIERI Italian artist from Bologna, chief Vatican architect, leader of the Baroque eclectic school. Date: 1581 - 1641

Deodato Delmont - 2
DEODATO (Theodor) DELMONT Flemish artist and architect of Antwerp, in the service of the archduke Albert and archduchess Isabela. Date: 1581 - 1634

Deodato Delmont - 1
DEODATO DELMONT Flemish artist and architect of Antwerp, in the service of the archduke Albert and archduchess Isabela. Date: 1581 - 1634

Josse De Damhouder - 1
JOSSE DE DAMHOUDER (Damhouderius) Flemish jurist Date: CIRCA 1511 - 1581

Josse De Damhouder - 2
JOSSE DE DAMHOUDER (Damhouderius) Flemish jurist Date: CIRCA 1511 - 1581

Clement Metezeau Younger
CLEMENT METEZEAU (YOUNGER) Member of a family of French architects, he was architecte du roi (Louis XIII) and built the dyke at La Rochelle shown in the lower picture Date: 1581 - 1652

Francis Junius
FRANCIS JUNIUS German-born philologist, in England Date: 1581-1677

Joseph Van Ryckel
JOSEPH GELDOLPHE VAN RYCKEL Flemish hagiographer (author of lives of saints) Date: 1581 - 1642

Duchesse De Joyeuse
MARGUERITE DE LORRAINE, DUCHESSE DE JOYEUSE Sister of Louise de Lorraine (queen of Henri VI) Date: 1554 - 1581

Vincent De Paul, Saint (1581-1660). French priest founder of the Congregation of the Mission. Engraving

George Webb, Bishop
GEORGE WEBB churchman, bishop of Limerick and chaplain to Charles I Date: 1581 - 1642

Vincent De Paul
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL - French churchman involved in charities to the aged and infirm, not to forget children... Date: 1581 - 1660

Jean Du Vergier
JEAN DU VERGIER de Hauranne French jansenist churchman Date: 1581 - 1643

Johann Gott. Staden
JOHANN GOTTLIEB STADEN German musician Date: 1581 -1634

Jean De Saint Cyran
JEAN, abbe de SAINT-CYRAN French churchman, theologian and writer. Date: 1581 - 1643

Giovanni Lanfranco
GIOVANNI LANFRANCO Italian artist from Parma Date: 1581 - 1647

Pieter Corneliszon Hooft
PIETER CORNELISZOON HOOFT Dutch poet and scholar, an important figure in Dutch literature : son of burgomaster Cornelis Pieterszoon Hooft. Date: 1581 - 1647

Christoph Helwig
CHRISTOPH HELWIG (or Helwich) German orientalist, theologian and educator. Date: 1581 - 1617

John Habington, Merchant
JOHN HABINGTON London merchant, cofferer to Queen Elizabeth, founder of Henlip House. Date: 1515 - 1581

Simon Guillain
SIMON GUILLAIN French sculptor Date: 1581 - 1658

FRANCKEN II, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642). Hagar and the Angel. Genesis, chap.16, verse 7-14. Hagar, fugitive, is found

Johann Geog Von Arnim
JOHANN GEORG (or Hans) von ARNIM German soldier and diplomat Date: 1581 - 1641

Johann Georg Von Arnim
JOHANN GEORG VON ARNIM (or Arnheim) German military leader and diplomat in the service of the Elector of Saxony. Date: 1581 - 1641

Thomas Overbury / Harding
SIR THOMAS OVERBURY - English poet and victim of court intrigue (poisoned in the Tower of London). Date: 1581 - 1613

Thomas Overbury (Oval)
SIR THOMAS OVERBURY - English poet and victim of court intrigue (poisoned in the Tower of London). Date: 1581 - 1613

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