Lodowicke Muggleton
(1609-1698), Heresiarch; founder of Muggletonian sectSitter in 6 portraits
Worked from 1631 as a tailor for his cousin, William Reeve, whose brother John co-founded the Muggletonian sect. In 1651 he experienced a series of revelations. He declared himself and John Reeve the two witnesses mentioned in Revelation and claimed they had been given the power to bless believers and curse sceptics. In 1656 Muggleton and Reeve published the highly controversial The Divine Looking-Glass, in which the doctrines of the sect were developed. Amongst these were the belief that the distinction of the three persons in the Trinity was merely nominal and that God was a corporeal, embodied being. In 1677 Muggleton was imprisoned for blasphemy. The last Muggletonian, Philip Noakes, died in 1979.
by or after William Wood
oil on canvas, circa 1674
NPG 4939
by or after William Wood
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1674
NPG 557
by Unknown artist
plaster cast of death-mask
NPG 1847
by G.V. Casseel
line engraving, late 17th to early 18th century
NPG D30683
after William Wood
mezzotint, (1674)
NPG D18894
by G.V. Casseel
line engraving, 1698 or after
NPG D19845
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