England: The Somerset House Conference, 19 August 1604. Oil on canvas, unknown but probably Flemish artist, 1604. National Portrait Gallery, London

The Treaty of London, signed on 18 August 1604, concluded the nineteen-year Anglo-Spanish War. The negotiations took place at Somerset House in London and are sometimes known as the Somerset House Conference.

Represented in the painting: To the right, the British delegation including Thomas Sackville (by the window), Charles Howard, Charles Blount, Henry Howard and Robert Cecil. To the left, the Hispano-Flemish delegation: Juan de Velasco (by the window), Juan de Tassis and Acuna, Alessandro Robido, Charles de Ligne, Jean Louis Richardot and Verekyn.

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