The John Bargrave Collection
Henry Wotton (1568 - Dec 1639)
Diplomat and author, serving as longtime ambassador to Venice. He was a source of rare objects and paintings for many people back home:The first person to introduce Italian works of art to members of the English Court, he supervised the construction of the mosaic portrait of Robert Cecil for Hatfield House and later purchased pictures for Buckingham. He regarded himself as an expert on Venetian glassware and paid many visits to the Murano glassworks, often choosing pieces for his patrons back home. He is also known to have sent rose cuttings and melon seed to the King and fennel with 'a large direction' on how to dress it to Tradescant.He is named as a benefactor in Musaeum Tradescantianum. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30001 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wotton Roles: Acquirer
Authority - early modern
Relevant locations: Lived at or near London
Workplace or place of business Venice
People linked to person: Henry Wotton was a source of object(s) for Robert Cecil (1 Jun 1563-24 May 1612)
Henry Wotton was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Charles I of England (1600-1649)
Henry Wotton was a friend of John Donne (1572-31 Mar 1631)
Henry Wotton was a source of object(s) for Tradescanti (-)
Walter Stonehouse (c. 1597-17 Jul 1655) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Henry Wotton
Edward Wotton (1548-1628) was a brother of Henry Wotton