Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Bt
1 portrait by Samuel van Hoogstraten
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Bt
after Samuel van Hoogstraten
watercolour, based on a work of 1667
12 7/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (327 mm x 241 mm)
Purchased, 1940
Primary Collection
NPG 3090(7)
Sitterback to top
- Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Bt (died 1703), Recorder of Maidstone. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678), Artist, art historian, scholar and poet. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 357
Events of 1667back to top
Current affairs
Leading figures of the 'Cabal' ministry, Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, engineer the downfall of first minister, Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, who is ousted from Parliament. Fallen out of favour with the king, Clarendon's pompous attitude and conservatism had made him increasingly unpopular.Art and science
Dutch woodcarver and sculptor Grinling Gibbons arrives in England. His innovative, naturalistic foliage woodcarving, with emphasis on sculptural form, became hugely popular.Poet John Milton sells the rights to his epic poem, Paradise Lost (1663), to printer Samuel Simmons.
International
Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter leads his fleet up the River Medway and succeeds in destroying several of Britain's warships at Chatham. Peace negotiations to end the Anglo-Dutch War were already in progress in Breda, but the attack encouraged a humiliated Charles II to hastily sue for peace.Comments back to top
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