James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
10 of 10 portraits by Peter van Lisebetten (Lysebetten, Liesebetten)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
by Peter van Lisebetten (Lysebetten, Liesebetten), published by Johannes Meyssens, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
11 in. x 7 5/8 in. (280 mm x 194 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19883
Sitterback to top
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649), Royalist leader and politician. Sitter associated with 42 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Johannes Meyssens (1612-1670), Painter, engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 42 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- Peter van Lisebetten (Lysebetten, Liesebetten) (1630-circa 1678), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D19083: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (from same plate)
- NPG D33007: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (from same plate)
Events of 1650back to top
Current affairs
Exiled Charles, Prince of Wales, holds negotiations in the Netherlands, with the Scottish Parliament to secure an alliance. Despite misgivings on both sides, and pressure from the Scots for Charles to sign the covenants, the treaty of Breda is agreed.Oliver Cromwell defeats the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.
Art and science
Poet and politician, Andrew Marvell, composes his greatest political poem, Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland. Marvell become Oliver Cromwell's unofficial poet laureate during the Protectorate.International
William, The Prince of Orange, grandson of Charles I, is born assuming the title from the moment of birth. Forty years later, he would become William III of England.General-at-Sea, Robert Blake is dispatched to Portugal to prevent attacks on Commonwealth merchant shipping from royalist, Prince Rupert, based in Lisbon.
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