Robert Boyle
2 of 22 portraits of Robert Boyle
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Boyle
after Johann Kerseboom
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1689-1690
50 in. x 40 3/4 in. (1270 mm x 1035 mm)
Given by Eric Bullivant in memory of his wife, Kate Bullivant, 1955
Primary Collection
NPG 3930
On display in Room 9 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Robert Boyle (1627-1691), Chemist and natural philosopher. Sitter associated with 22 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Johann Kerseboom (died 1708), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 21
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 31
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 71
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Events of 1689back to top
Current affairs
William III is crowned jointly with his wife Mary II in Westminster Abbey in an unprecedented coronation of two monarchs.The Bill of Rights is passed establishing the supremacy of Parliament, while limiting the power of the Crown.
Scottish Jacobites defeat Williamite troops at the Battle of Killiiecrankie.
Art and science
Thomas Shadwell, appointed poet laureate and historiographer royal, replaces John Dryden, his literary adversary.John Riley and Godfrey Kneller are jointly appointed principal painter to the king.
Composer Henry Purcell presents his opera, Dido and Aeneas, at Josias Priest's girls' school.
International
Supported by Irish Catholics, deposed James II lands in Ireland with French troops commanded by Duc de Lauzun. Within months, James and Jacobite, Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel convene the 'Patriot Parliament' which re-establishes Catholics into government and repeals the Act of Settlement (1652), restoring confiscated lands to Catholic owners.Comments back to top
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