2597571 William Cavendish (engraving) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (after); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC (6 December 1592 ??25 December 1676) was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier. Born into the very wealthy Cavendish family at Handsworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, William\'s family had a good relationship with the ruling Stuart monarchy and began to gather prominence after he was invested as a Knight of the Bath and soon inherited his father\'s Northern England estates. Engraved by J and P. Knapton.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; Flemish, out of copyright.