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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

after John Greenhill
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1672-1673
50 in. x 39 1/4 in. (1270 mm x 997 mm)
Purchased, 1953
Primary Collection
NPG 3893

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  • John Greenhill (1644?-1676), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.

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  • NPG D29853: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D16245: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D19793: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D40659: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (based on same portrait)

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Current affairs

Stop of the Exchequer, initiated principally by politician Thomas Clifford, later lord treasurer, causes financial panic as payment of Crown debts are suspended and redirected to fund the military for the ensuing Anglo-Dutch war.
The declaration of indulgence suspends the penal laws against both Catholics and Nonconformists.

Art and science

Physician, Thomas Willis, writes 'De anima brutorum' (The Souls of Brutes), one of the earliest comprehensive publications on neurology and the brain.
Mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton, is made a fellow of the Royal Society. Soon after, he presents to the Society his revolutionary theory of colours.

International

War with Holland. First naval battle at Solebay, during which Admiral Edward Montagu dies, proves inconclusive. However, occupation of Holland by French armies and general success of the English navy, initially overwhelms the Dutch. Amid upheaval, the Dutch rally under their new captain-general, William III, Prince of Orange.

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