Sir William Segar
? – 1633
English herald and painter. He is said to have been trained as a scrivener and may have been a son of Francis Nycholson, alias Seager, who became a freeman of the Stationers' Company in 1557. William Segar entered the College of Arms under the patronage of Sir Thomas Heneage in 1585; he was appointed to the principal office, Garter King of Arms, in 1607 and was knighted in 1616.
2 artworks in collection
Works
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Museum

Portrait of William Fitzwilliam
Private collection1595
Elizabeth "Bess" Throckmorton, Lady Raleigh
Private collection1595