King Charles I; Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
51 of 335 portraits of King Charles I
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Charles I; Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, 1622
8 5/8 in. x 6 in. (219 mm x 152 mm) plate size; 10 1/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (256 mm x 191 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D10622
Sittersback to top
- King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 335 portraits.
- Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1606-1646), Daughter of King Philip III of Spain; wife of Emperor Ferdinand III. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Crispijn de Passe the Elder (circa 1565-1637), Engraver, draughtsman and print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits.
Events of 1622back to top
Current affairs
Lawyer and legal politician, Sir Edward Coke, is imprisoned in the Tower, and later under house arrest, ostensibly for asserting the right to debate commonweath matters in Parliament.The first race held at Newmarket is run between horses belonging to William Cecil, Earl of Salisbury and Marquis of Buckingham.
Art and science
The Tragedy of Othello, by playwright William Shakespeare, is published in quarto format for the first time by Thomas Walkley.Masque of Augurs, written by Benjamin Jonson, and designed by Inigo Jones, is performed at the newly built Banqueting House at Whitehall.
International
Peace conference convenes in Brussels endeavouring to end the escalating crisis in Europe. James I, involved in initiating the conference, sends politician Sir Richard Weston, Earl of Portland, to negotiate recovery of the Palatinate from Habsburg forces.In Northern America, Algonquian Indians kill hundreds of English settlers around Jamestown.
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