1213733 The Earle of Essex\'s First Interview with Queen Elizabeth after his Return from Ireland (ink & w/c on paper) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 54.7x44.1 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (10 November 1565 ??25 February 1601), English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years\' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d\'矇tat against the government and was executed for treason.); Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.