The Quiet Master of Tudor Portraiture In the grand, gilded tapestry of the English Renaissance, certain names shine with an unshakeable brilliance, while others linger in the soft shadows of history, possessing a subtle, enduring grace. Rowland Lockey (c. 1565–1616) belongs to that second, more mysterious category. A figure often discussed in the periphery of much larger luminaries, Lockey was an artist whose hands bridged the gap between the meticulous precision of the early Tudor era and the burgeoning dynamism of the Jacobean age. Born likely in London, the son of a skilled crossbow maker…