Cesare Alessandro Scaglia
1 portrait by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cesare Alessandro Scaglia
by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, (1634)
9 5/8 in. x 7 in. (245 mm x 179 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D16936
Artistsback to top
- Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont) (1603-1658), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1634back to top
Current affairs
Four men-of-war ships are launched, the result of Charles I's desire for naval expansion. In an attempt to keep up with the increasing cost of maritime security, Attorney-General William Noye, suggests a revival of ship money, and writs are issued, initially, to ports only.Art and science
The kings performs in Coelum Brittanicum, a masque by poet Thomas Carew, with designs by Inigo Jones. The play, which fundamentally celebrates monarchical power, is widely considered to be the best of its era.Apothecary, Thomas Johnson publishes, Mercurius Botanicus, which includes a catalogue of indigenous British plants.
International
Albrecht Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy during the Thirty Years' War, is convicted of high treason and subsequently assassinated by senior officers in his force, including Scottish Colonel Walter Leslie, who may have been assigned directly by Emperor Ferdinand II.Comments back to top
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