File:George White, The Right Honourable Sr. John Coke Kt. (1724).jpg

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English: The Right Honourable Sr. [Sir] John Coke Kt. [Knight], Secretary of State to King Charles the first.
Artist
George White  (–1732)  wikidata:Q5546214
 
Description British mezzotint engraver
Date of birth/death circa 1684
date QS:P,+1684-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 1732 / 27 May 1732 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work location
England Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q5546214
after an original painting by
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt  (1566–1641)  wikidata:Q864092
 
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Alternative names
Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld, Michiel van Miereveld, Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt, Michiel van Miereveldt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Michael Janszen Mierevelt, Michael Jansz. van Miereveldt
Description Dutch painter, drawer and engraver
court painter to the Prince of Orange.
Date of birth/death 1 May 1566 Edit this at Wikidata 27 June 1641 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Delft Delft
Work period 1631 / 1610 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Utrecht (ca. 1581-1583), Delft (1583-1641), The Hague (1625-1634)
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q864092
Title
English: The Right Honourable Sr. [Sir] John Coke Kt. [Knight], Secretary of State to King Charles the first.
Description
English: A portrait of Sir John Coke (5 March 1563 – 8 September 1644) of Derbyshire. Coke was the son of Richard and Mary Coke of Trusley, Derbyshire, England. After leaving the university he entered public life as a servant of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, afterwards becoming deputy-treasurer of the navy and then a commissioner of the navy, and being specially commended for his labours on behalf of naval administration. He became member of parliament for Warwick in 1621 and was knighted in 1624, afterwards representing the University of Cambridge. In the parliament of 1625 Coke acted as a secretary of state of Charles I. The mezzotint was based on a painting that is now in the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Date 1724
date QS:P571,+1724-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium mezzotint print.
Melbourne Hall, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
Accession number
image reference: DCHQ200117.
Object history
  • 19th century: Owned by Thomas Bateman (1821–1861).
  • 21st century: Bateman collection acquired for Derbyshire Libraries using a bequest of Miss Frances Webb of Whaley Bridge (died December 2006).
Inscriptions caption: "THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Sr. [Sir] JOHN COKE Kt. [Knight], Secretary of State to King Charles the first".
References [1], [2].
Source/Photographer Cropped from [3].
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cropped. Modifications made by Victuallers. The original can be found here: http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DCHQ200117.

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