Samuel Clarke
1 portrait matching these criteria:
- set matching 'Wheatley's London (vol 3, part 3)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Samuel Clarke
by Thomas Cross, published by William Miller
etching and line engraving, probably 1664
7 1/4 in. x 5 in. (183 mm x 127 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20462
Sitterback to top
- Samuel Clarke (1599-1683), Nonconformist divine and religious biographer. Sitter in 26 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Cross (active 1644-1682), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 168 portraits.
- William Miller (active 1674-1689), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Gilded Acorn, St Paul's Churchyard, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1664back to top
Current affairs
The Coventicle Act, a component of the Clarendon Code, is enacted by Parliament forbidding non-conformist conventicles.The Admiral's Regiment, precursor to the Royal Marines, meets for the first time as part of the mobilisation for war with the Dutch.
Art and science
Playwright, Thomas Killigrew, stages his best-known play, The Parson's Wedding with an all-female cast. After the Restoration, women were permitted to take to the stage as actors.Construction of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford begins. Designed by architect, Christopher Wren, the building is funded Archbishop Sheldon.
International
Mounting pressure for war with England's trading rival, Holland, increases as the two countries clash over trading interests around the world. Thomas Clifford, Baron Clifford, passionately champions the cause for war, becoming a leading voice in a bellicose parliament which promises an unprecedented grant towards the conflict.Comments back to top
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