Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld, Michiel van Miereveld, Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt, Michiel van Miereveldt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Michael Janszen Mierevelt, Michael Jansz. van Miereveldt
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Dutch painter, drawer, engraver and visual artist court painter to the Prince of Orange.
English: The Right Honourable Sr. [Sir] John Coke Kt. [Knight], Secretary of State to King Charles the first.
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English: A portrait of Sir
John Coke (5 March 1563 – 8 September 1644) of Derbyshire. Coke was the son of Richard and Mary Coke of
Trusley,
Derbyshire, England. After leaving the university he entered public life as a servant of
William Cecil, Lord Burghley, afterwards becoming deputy-treasurer of the navy and then a commissioner of the navy, and being specially commended for his labours on behalf of naval administration. He became member of parliament for
Warwick in 1621 and was knighted in 1624, afterwards representing the
University of Cambridge. In the parliament of 1625 Coke acted as a
secretary of state of
Charles I. The mezzotint was based on a painting that is now in the
Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
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