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title: Ben Jonson
author: after Abraham van Blijenberch
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20438/ben-jonson/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-05-13
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# Ben Jonson

_Authored by after Abraham van Blijenberch_

## Image File

[![Ben Jonson](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20438.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20438.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Ben Jonson](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ben_Jonson/) (1572-1637), English poet and playwright who flourished during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, oil on panel copy of an original painting by [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) van Blijenberch, c. 1617.

National Portrait Gallery, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Blijenberch, a. A. v. (2025, May 13). Ben Jonson. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20438/ben-jonson/>
### Chicago
Blijenberch, after Abraham van. "Ben Jonson." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 13, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20438/ben-jonson/>.
### MLA
Blijenberch, after Abraham van. "Ben Jonson." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 May 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20438/ben-jonson/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Jonson_by_Abraham_van_Blyenberch.jpg) by [**after Abraham van Blijenberch**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Jonson_by_Abraham_van_Blyenberch.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 13 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.