Which painter (1577-1640) was knighted by both Britain and Spain?
Samson and Delilah (Rubens) Samson and Delilah (Rubens) Samson and Delilah is a painting by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) which is currently on display in the National Gallery. It dates from about 1609 to 1610. Two preliminary copies of the painting also exist today: an ink and wash drawing on paper, and an oil sketch on wood panel. The oil sketch is currently on display in the Cincinnati Art Museum, while the ink sketch is being held in a private collection in Amsterdam. The painting depicts an episode from the Old Testament story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16). Samson
Anthony Irby (1577–1610) Anthony Irby (1577–1610) Sir Anthony Irby (9 January 1577 – 1610 or 1623) was an English politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Anthony Irby and his wife Alice Tash (née Alice Welbye), daughter of Thomas Welbye. Irby was knighted by James I on 23 July 1603. He was an investor in the Virginia company. Some sources state he was MP for Boston in 1604, but that was probably his father. According to "Collins" he died aged 32 in 1610 and is buried in Whaplode church, where he has a 10-poster tomb. In February 1603, he had married Elizabeth