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Lancelot Andrewes

(Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626)


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The sitter was one of the foremost English scholars of his day, and a pre-eminent clergyman under both Elizabeth I and James I. He served consecutively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester, and was formative in the creation of the King James Bible.  

According to Ingamells, this is a posthumous portrait from c. 1660, based on the prime portrait by Joseph Buckshorn at Pembroke College, Cambridge
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Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, of Ely, and of Winchester and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible (or Authorized Version). In the Church of England he is commemorated on 25 September with a lesser festival. (From Wikipedia)

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