Henry Somerset (1629–1699), 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC, Godfrey Kneller, 1600s
Duke of beaufort (1629-1699), showed a rare loyalty to the stuart kings by refusing the oath of allegiance and retiring out of public life on the accession of william iii in 1688. Object Type: painting. Date: 1600s. Dimensions: height: 223.5 cm (87.9 in); width: 141 cm (55.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection.