Robert Peake the elder
Robert Peake the Elder was an artist born in 1551. He began his apprenticeship in 1565 and maintained a working career spanning over forty years. His dated works range from 1587 to 1616. Records indicate he was in the pay of the Office of the Revels as early as 1576-8. During the 1590s, he received payments for portraits recorded in the Rutland accounts at Belvoir.
Biography
From 1607, he held the office of Serjeant Painter jointly with John de Critz I. In this capacity, he acted as principal painter to Prince Henry. He received payments for a portrait of the Prince in 1609, as well as payments for portraits of Prince Charles in 1612 and 1616. His work included full-length portraits. Solis Prints offers a fine art print of his work, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington, in the Hunting Field.
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