Sir Anthony van Dyck
14 of 30 portraits of Sir Anthony van Dyck
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Anthony van Dyck
by and published by Jan van der Bruggen, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, 1682
11 3/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (290 mm x 225 mm) plate size; 11 7/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (303 mm x 234 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20101
Sitterback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jan van der Bruggen (1648-1649-1714), Engraver, mezzotinter and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D4552: Sir Anthony van Dyck (from same plate)
- NPG D28258: Sir Anthony van Dyck (from same plate)
Events of 1682back to top
Current affairs
Whig politician, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the case of high treason dropped against him, attempts to co-ordinate uprisings around the country over the exclusion crisis; he is ultimately forced to flee to the Netherlands.Bideford Witch Trial condemns three women to death, the last to be hanged for witchcraft in England.
Art and science
Dramatist Thomas Otway's play, Venice Preserv'd, is first staged. Dedicated to the king's influential French mistress, Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, it becomes one of the most popular Restoration plays.Naturalist, John Ray, publishes Methodus plantarum nova, expounding his classification of plant species.
International
King of France, Louis XIV's determination to seize Spanish Luxembourg, and mobilization of French troops to the area, threatens the treaty of Nijmegen and security of the Dutch. Pressured by William of Orange and George Savile, Marquess of Halifax to take military action, the king opts for informal mediation.Comments back to top
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