# Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MEULEN, Steven van der](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/meulen-steven-van-der-r6dc464683178b8>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on panel, 90 x 72 cm

## Commentary

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester c. 1550 Oil on panel, 90 x 72 cm Yale Center for British Art, New Haven Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester \(1532-1588\) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the Queen&#39;s hand for many years.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/meulen-steven-van-der-r6dc464683178b8/portrait-of-a-woman-r31e163624de4af>)
- [Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/meulen-steven-van-der-r6dc464683178b8/thomas-butler-10th-earl-of-ormonde-r9038e8501db888>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)