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They all show military men, armed and very richly dressed, often with a depiction of a battle in the background.<br><br><b>People</b><br>This may be a portrait of Captain John Hunnynge (1557-1586), one of the brave men the Queen sent out  to The Netherlands in 1585, under the incompetent leadership of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.  The English  forces were allies of the Dutch in their bitter struggle against their oppressive Spanish rulers.<br><br><b>Subjects Depicted</b><br>Hunnynge's splendid outfit includes an unusual cap, which has on the front the spines of a porcupine. Other commanders in portraits of this period wear this kind of cap. It may be significant that the badge of Sir Philip Sydney, who also took part in the campaign, was the porcupine, symbolising obstinate defence. A full-length portrait of the naval commander Sir Francis Drake in the National Portrait Gallery, London, also includes a soft cap with porcupine quills on the front. 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See for example the portrait of Sir Edward Hoby (1560-1617) in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 1947) and, particularly, the portrait of Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby (1555-1601) at Grimsthorpe Castle. The latter, who was a lieuteneant of Sir Philip Sidney in the Netherlands, and governor of Bergen op Zoom, is represented with a view of Bergen in the upper right background, and also wearing a soft hat with porcupine quills projecting from the hat band.","briefDescription":"Oil painting, 'Captain John Hunnynge, aged 26', British School, 1585 (formerly called Commander Honing)","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"This picture may be a portrait of one of the brave men Queen Elizabeth I sent out in 1585 under the incompetent leadership of the Earl of Leicester.  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