John Hampden
(1595-1643), Politician and one of the 'Five Members' whose arrest by Charles I sparked the Civil WarSitter associated with 17 portraits
One of the central figures at the start of the English Revolution. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1621, eight years before Charles I dissolved Parliament. Ship Money was a tax sometimes levied on coastal towns in wartime to pay for ships to protect the country from invasion. Charles, no longer receiving money from Parliament, in 1635 extended the Ship Money tax to include inland towns and counties. This attempt to create a new form of taxation without parliamentary sanction was resisted by Hampden, who refused to pay the levy. The king was unable to collect Ship Money, and was forced to recall Parliament in 1640. Hampden was one of the five MPs selected by Charles I for impeachment in 1642.
Unknown man, formerly known as John Hampden
attributed to Robert Walker
oil on canvas, 1640s
NPG 1600
Unknown man, formerly known as John Hampden
attributed to Peter Scheemakers
terracotta bust, 18th or 19th century
NPG 146
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, 1713
NPG D26918
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D26917
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D26920
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1740
NPG D35296
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1740
NPG D42909
by Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, 1740
NPG D19276
by John Chapman
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D26916
by John Goldar
line engraving, published 30 July 1785
NPG D35297
after Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D26919
by Charles Turner, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1810
NPG D35295
after Thomas Abiel Prior
pencil and watercolour, (mid 19th century)
NPG D21570
issued by Sarony & Co, after Robert Walker
gravure cigarette card, 1925 (1640s)
NPG D48937
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