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Sir Thomas Littleton (Lyttleton)

16 of 77 portraits by Robert Vaughan

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Sir Thomas Littleton (Lyttleton)

by Robert Vaughan, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1628
8 1/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (206 mm x 146 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18927

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Artistsback to top

  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
  • Robert Vaughan (circa 1600-circa 1660), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 77 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D42344: Sir Thomas Littleton (Lyttleton) (from same plate)
  • NPG D24048: Sir Thomas Littleton (Lyttleton) (from same plate)

Events of 1628back to top

Current affairs

John Felton, a professional soldier, assassinates George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
Lawyer and politician, Sir Edward Coke, leads the demand for a Petition of Right which sets out specific civil liberties while curbing Royal power. After much debate, it is reluctantly accepted by Charles I and passed in Parliament.

Art and science

Aged ten, poet Abraham Cowley writes his epic romance, Pyramus and Thisbe; it would appear in his first publication, Poetical blossoms, 1633, a collection of five poems.
Charles I purchases a substantial art collection from the Duke of Mantua, initially overseen by diplomat, Sir Isaac Wake.

International

The Huguenots surrender in La Rochelle to Catholic royalist forces. Attempts are made by England to assist the city; a final, unsuccessful expedition is dispatched by Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindsey, now head of the fleet since the death of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.

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