Michael Drayton
(1563-1631), PoetSitter associated with 10 portraits
Drayton was a versatile poet working in the tradition of Edmund Spenser. Like Shakespeare, Drayton came from relatively humble origins in Warwickshire, where his father may have been a butcher or a tanner. At the time this portrait was painted Drayton was a respected published poet and London gentleman. Around this time he also began to write plays frequently in collaboration with other playwrights.
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1599
NPG 776
by Unknown artist
watercolour, circa 1700-1750
NPG 2528
by William Hole (Holle)
line engraving, published 1619
NPG D20358
by William Marshall, published by John Smethwick
line engraving, published 1637
NPG D27970
by James Cole
line engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D27969
Memorial to Michael Drayton in Westminster Abbey
by James Cole
line engraving, late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D35392
by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding
stipple engraving, published 1794
NPG D27972
published by William Richardson, after William Hole (Holle)
line engraving, published 1 September 1796
NPG D35393
published by Thomas Rodd the Elder
line engraving, published 1816
NPG D27971
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, June 1818
NPG D17162
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