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               Attributed to John de Critz the Elder    | 
               
              
               | Alternative names | 
               John De Critz the Elder, John Decritz | 
               
              
               | Description | 
               
                 English painter 
                 
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               | Date of birth/death | 
               1551/2 | 
               1642 | 
               
              
               | Location of birth/death | 
                Antwerp | 
                London | 
               
              
               | Work period | 
               c. 1590-1630 | 
               
              
               | Work location | 
               England | 
               
              
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           | Title | 
            Sir Francis Walsingham | 
          
          
           | Description | 
           
             Depiction of Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to  Elizabeth I, Queen of England. More commonly known as her spymaster. He uncovered the plots of  Francis Throckmorton and  Anthony Babington. The discovery of the  latter led to the execution of  Mary, Queen of Scots. Walsingham died in 1590. 
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           | Date | 
           circa 1585 | 
          
          
           | Medium | 
           oil on panel | 
          
          
           | Dimensions | 
           76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in) | 
          
          
           | Current location | 
           
            
             
              
                National Portrait Gallery      | 
               
              
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               | Native name | 
               National Portrait Gallery | 
               
              
               | Location | 
                London | 
               
              
               | Coordinates | 
               51° 30′ 33.73″ N, 0° 7′ 39.84″ W        | 
               
              
               | Established | 
               1856 | 
               
              
               | Website | 
                www.npg.org.uk | 
               
              
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           | room 2 | 
          
          
           | Accession number | 
           NPG 1807 | 
          
          
           | Object history | 
           1917: purchased by National Portrait Gallery,  London 
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           | Notes | 
           This set of images was gathered by  User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG. | 
          
          
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              National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG 1807 
            
             
                 
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