2-612-402 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), 1824. Villiers was the favourite, and some claim, lover of King James I of England and one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history. This portrait is after Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656). Taken from R. J. Lea, Ltd's first series of Chairman Miniature cigarette cards, 1912.