Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby. Stipple engraving by W.T. Mote.

Outlawed for murder of Henry Long in a family feud in Wiltshire, 1594. Served in army in France under Henri IV. Pardoned by Queen Elizabeth, 1598, army officer in Ireland; Governor of Guernsey 1621-1644. Held various offices of state under Charles I. Established what became Oxford Botanic Gardens from 1621 onwards

Portrait shows a wound outside the left eye covered by a patch: Danby received many wounds in the course of his military career, including a shot in the face in 1599 in battle near Mallow, County Cork

London (Pall Mall East) : Harding & Lepard, May 1 1834.

1 print : stipple ; platemark of mount 25.1 x 19.2 cm

Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby. Ob. 1643. From the original in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Bedford. Engraved by W.T. Mote.

Wellcome Collection 12165i