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Thomas (Arundel) Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585 - 1646)

Dubbed by Horace Walpole "the father of virtu" in England, he was a major collector of art and antiquities (Selwyn and Selwyn, 518). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13943 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_21st_Earl_of_Arundel Collector (minor)
Relationships: Thomas (Arundel) Howard was a member of Howard Family (-)

Dudley Carleton (10 Mar 1573-15 Feb 1632) was a source of object(s) for Thomas (Arundel) Howard
George Gage (c. 1582-1638) was a source of object(s) for Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Aletheia Howard (1584-1654) was a wife of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Henry Howard (1628-1684) was a grand-child of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Henry Frederick Howard (1608-1652) was a son of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Philip Howard (1629-1694) was a grand-child of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Thomas Howard (9 Mar 1627 -13 Dec 1677) was a grand-child of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (28 Jun 1557-19 Oct 1595) was a father of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
John Lumley (c.1533-1609) was a great-uncle of Thomas (Arundel) Howard
William Petty (1587-1639) was a source of object(s) for Thomas (Arundel) Howard
William Petty (1587-1639) was a employed by Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Thomas Roe (1581-1644) was a source of object(s) for Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Thomas, Duke of Norfolk (-) was a same person as? (uncertain) Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Anthony (Captain) Wood (-fl. 1628) was a conveyor of objects to Thomas (Arundel) Howard
Linked print sources: as Collector (minor) - The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting. Volume 2. Early Voices.
as Collector (minor) - 'The Profession of a Gentleman': Books for the Gentry and the Nobility (c.1560-1640).
as Mentioned or referenced by - The John Tradescants: Gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen .
as Subject of/in a document - The English Virtuoso: Art, Medicine, and Antiquarianism in the Age of Empiricism.
References in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 668 Pictura Honoratissimi Dni D. Thomæ Arundelliæ Comitis, Marmorum Arundellianorũprocuratorissolertissimi. 101. Picture of the most noble Thomas, Earl of Arundel, most astute collector of the Arundel Marbles. MacGregor 1983, no. 266.