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Ketel, Cornelius, 1548-1616 Engraving of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1587 Author/Creator: Ketel, Cornelius, 1548-1616 Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Date: 1836 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran dated 1836. Half portrait of Hamilton based on the painting by Cornelius Ketel.

Hamilton, James, 1519-1575
Ketel, Cornelius, 1548-1616
Mote, W.T., fl. 1829-1838

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