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| Paul van Somer Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham before 1621 oil on panel Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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| Michiel van Miereveld Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1625-26 oil on panel Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Peter Paul Rubens Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Buckingham 1625 oil on panel (modello) Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas |
Three portraits above of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628). Two portraits below of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649). Both owed their eminence and power to the charm they exerted as personal favorites of King James I of England (1566-1625). In 1622 at age 16 Hamilton had married Buckingham's niece, cementing an already strong position at court. After the death of the old king in 1625, Charles I continued and even increased his father's extreme favor toward both courtiers. But then only three years later Buckingham was assassinated. That left Hamilton as dominating favorite for the rest of the reign, in spite of his obvious military and political incompetence. Like the king, he was beheaded by Cromwell's people in 1649.
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| Daniel Mytens Portrait of James Hamilton at age 17, later 1st Duke of Hamilton 1623 oil on canvas Tate Britain |
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| Daniel Mytens Portrait of James Hamilton, later 1st Duke of Hamilton 1629 oil on canvas National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh |
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| Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen Portrait of a lady thought to be Catherine Fenn 1623 oil on panel Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Cornelis de Vos Portrait of Mother and Child 1624 oil on panel National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
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| Joachim Wtewael Portrait of Eva Wtewael 1628 oil on panel Centraal Museum, Utrecht |
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| Frans Pourbus the Younger Portrait of a Man before 1622 oil on canvas Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of Emmanuel-Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Oneglia 1624 oil on canvas Dulwich Picture Gallery, London |
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| attributed to Anthony van Dyck after Peter Paul Rubens Posthumous Equestrian Portrait of Emperor Charles V ca. 1620 oil on canvas Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of Married Couple ca. 1620 oil on canvas Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of Matthaeus Yrsselius, Abbot of Sint Michiel's Abbey in Antwerp ca. 1624 oil on panel Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen |
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| Peter Paul Rubens Entry of Henri IV into Paris ca. 1627-30 oil on canvas (modello) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence |