Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (7 July 1586–4 October 1646) was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as an art collector rather than as a politician. When he died he possessed 700 paintings, along with large collections of sculpture, books, prints, drawings, and antique jewellery. His collection of marble carvings, known as the Arundelian Marbles, was left to the University of Oxford.

External Links

• Rubens' portrait of the Earl, at the National Gallery
• Van Dyck's portrait at the Getty Museum
• Mytens' portrait at the National Portrait Gallery