Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles

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Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles

by Robert White
line engraving, circa 1699
6 in. x 3 7/8 in. (151 mm x 99 mm) plate size; 7 in. x 4 7/8 in. (178 mm x 125 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D46018

Sitterback to top

  • Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (1599-1680), Politician and one of the 'Five Members' whose arrest by Charles I sparked the Civil War. Sitter in 10 portraits.

Artistback to top

  • Robert White (1645-1703), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 608 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D19961: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (from same plate)
  • NPG D29425: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (from same plate)
  • NPG D46019: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles (from same plate)

Events of 1699back to top

Current affairs

Archbishop Thomas Tenison in his circular letter to the bishops, emphasises their duty to instruct and guide parishioners away from sinful practises and encourage a moral reformation.
Resignation of leading Whigs, opposed to a peacetime standing army, results in the disintegration and removal of the Whig Junto administration.

Art and science

Nicholas Hawksmoor meets playwright, Sir Jonathan Vanbrugh, the latter having just taken up architecture. The two architects would go on to collaborate on designs for Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.

International

A second expedition from Scotland arrives at its newly established colony, Darien, south of Panama. Financed by the Company of Scotland, backed by John Hay, Scotland's Lord Chancellor, the disastrous Darien venture was Scotland's attempt in mercantilism to alleviate the country from a period rife with famine.

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