Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
1 portrait by John Samuel Agar
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
by John Samuel Agar, after Harold Crease, after Sir Peter Lely
stipple engraving, published 1815 (circa 1670)
14 5/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (373 mm x 265 mm) plate size; 17 5/8 in. x 12 1/2 in. (447 mm x 318 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32759
Sitterback to top
- Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671), First wife of James II; mother of Mary II and Queen Anne. Sitter in 16 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Samuel Agar (1773-1858), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Harold Crease (born circa 1788), Miniature painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1815back to top
Current affairs
John and James Leigh Hunt are released from prison after a two year sentence for slandering the Prince of Wales in their outspoken, radical periodical the Examiner.Corn Laws are introduced to protect against the collapse in prices which would inevitably follow peace with France, prompting riots in London.
Art and science
Humphry Davy invents the miners' safety lamp though its reception is clouded by William Clanny and George Stephenson who present rival models in the same year.British Institution arranges first in innovative series of Old Master exhibitions
provoking virulent attack on its patrons for neglecting contemporary art.
International
Napoleon returns to France from exile in Elba and resumes power until his abdication on 22 June; a period known as the 'Hundred Days'.Battle of Waterloo concludes the Anglo-French struggle that had lasted more than a century. Peace of Vienna establishes Britain's global political, economic and imperial dominance which lasts for the next hundred years.
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