Title: Buckingham's Man
Subtitle: Balthazar Gerbier
Description: Balthazar Gerbier, an artist and architect, connoisseur and curator, secret agent and diplomat, a friend of Rubens and counsellor to kings, his life offers a window into dazzling 17th century England and Europe. Gerbier assembled the famous art collection for the Duke of Buckingham at London's York House. Lita-Rose Betcherman has written the definitive and long-awaited biography of Gerbier.
Subjects: 17th Century British History, biography, art, espionage
Places: London, York House, Belgium, France
People: Balthazar Gerbier, Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers, Peter Paul Rubens, King Charles 1
Time periods: 1600s