Thomas Shadwell
1 portrait by Edward Cooper
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Shadwell
by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom
mezzotint, late 17th century
9 3/4 in. x 13 in. (247 mm x 355 mm) trimmed to plate mark
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11674
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Shadwell (1642?-1692), Dramatist and Poet Laureate. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Cooper (died 1725), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- William Faithorne Jr (circa 1670-1703), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 52 portraits.
- Johann Kerseboom (died 1708), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Three Pigeons, Bedford Street, London)
Events of 1680back to top
Current affairs
William Howard, Viscount Stafford, is convicted of impeachment and beheaded on account of his alleged involvement in the Popish Plot.Whigs' sponsorship of a pope-burning procession, for the second consecutive year, supports their campaign to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne.
Art and science
Writer, John Bunyan, publishes, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Novelistic in form and conceived as a dialogue between two gentlemen, the book was intended as a sequel to the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress.International
Revelations surface of a Catholic uprising in Ireland with French support. The government launches an inquiry, ultimately leading to the execution of Oliver Plunket, Archbishop of Armagh.Secretary of State, Robert Spencer, in adopting an anti-French foreign policy, forges a defensive Anglo-Spanish treaty while seeking an alliance with the Dutch.
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