The John Bargrave Collection
Thomas Howard (9 Mar 1627 - 13 Dec 1677)
Howard never assumed the responsibilities of his office, suffering from mental illness that kept him under care in Padua much of the time. He inherited his grandfather's collection, which Edward Brown describes:I have seen of his pictures which are admirable; hee hath prints and draughts done by most of the great masters' own hands. Stones and Jewells, as onyxs, sardonyxes, jacinths, jaspers, amethists, &c. more and better than any prince in Europe. Ringes and seals, all manner of stones and limmings beyond compare. These things were most of them collected by the old earl of Arundel, who employed his agents in most places to buy him up rarities, but especially in Greece and Italy, where hee might probably meet with things of the greatest antiquity and curiosity (Wilkin, I.44).Roles: Collector (minor)
Relevant locations: Lived at or near Duke of Norfolk's Palace
Title (royalty or holy order) Norfolk
People linked to person: Thomas Howard was a brother of Henry Howard (1628-1684)
Thomas Howard was a son of Henry Frederick Howard (1608-1652)
Thomas Howard was a grand-child of Thomas (Arundel) Howard (1585-1646)
Edward Brown (1644-1708) was a visitor to the collection of Thomas Howard