Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
1 of 45 portraits of Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine
by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on panel, feigned oval, circa 1640
29 1/4 in. x 23 1/4 in. (743 mm x 591 mm)
Purchased, 1966
Primary Collection
NPG 4519
On display in Room 6 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Prince Rupert, Count Palatine (1619-1682), Soldier and patron of science; son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia and Elizabeth of Bohemia. Sitter associated with 45 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Smartify image discovery app
- Ollard, Richard, Pepys and his Contemporaries, 2015, p. 50
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 537
Events of 1640back to top
Current affairs
Second Bishops' War. James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, leading the Scottish armies, occupies northeast of England. Defeat at the Battle of Newburn forces impoverished Charles to sign Treaty of Ripon.Long Parliament. Habeas Corpus Act is passed, abolishing the Star Chamber. Impeachment of Royalists, Earl of Strafford and Archbishop Laud.
Art and science
Author, James Howell, writes Dodona's Grove, a historical allegory of events since 1603. A renowned royalist, Howell's anti-parliamentary remarks in the book would later attract accusations from parliamentarians.The last Caroline masque before the outbreak of civil war, Salmacida Spolia by Sir William Davenant, is performed at Whitehall Palace.
International
Frederick William becomes Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia. The Elector's policy of religious tolerance benefited his state during the religious struggles dominating the Thirty Years' War.The Bay Psalm Book is published, the first book to be printed in British North America.
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