Benjamin Jonson

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One of the most famous and successful playwrights and poets of his time, Jonson is particularly known for his comedies, including Every Man in his Humour, Volpone, and The Alchemist. His career spanned the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. He was granted a pension by James I in 1616, and wrote a series of court masques under the patronage of Anne of Denmark, collaborating with the architect and designer Inigo Jones.
The Flemish art Abraham van Blyenberch visited England between 1617 and 1621 and painted a small group of portraits of individuals closely associated with the court. All other surviving portraits of Jonson derive from this one.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Benjamin Jonson

Date

c.1617

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 47 x W 41.9 cm

Accession number

2752

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1935

Work type

Painting

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