'The manner how Mr. William Staley was drawne on a sledge to Execution November 27th 1678' (William Staley (Stayley))
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'The manner how Mr. William Staley was drawne on a sledge to Execution November 27th 1678' (William Staley (Stayley))
by William Faithorne
line engraving, circa 1678-1679
5 in. x 12 3/8 in. (128 mm x 313 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D23009
Sitterback to top
- William Staley (Stayley) (died 1678), Goldsmith, banker and victim of the Popish Plot. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Artistback to top
- William Faithorne (circa 1620-1691), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This print records the execution of William Staley, this first victim of the Popish Plot.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Plots, Intrigue and Murder from 1580 - 1700 (25 May 2013 - 8 December 2013)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1678back to top
Current affairs
Informer, Titus Oates, concocts the Popish Plot, an elaborate tale of a Catholic conspiracy to murder the king, enthrone James, Duke of York and catholicize England. The story provokes panic and persecution of Catholics.Extension of the Test Act (1673) excludes Catholics from both the House of Lords and Parliament.
Art and science
While imprisoned under the Conventicle Act, author John Bunyan, writes the first part of Pilgrims Progress, considered to be one of the most important religious works in the English language.Poet laureate, John Dryden, publishes All for Love, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra.
International
Last major conflict of the Franco-Dutch war, battle of St. Denis, is fiercely fought despite a peace treaty signed days earlier between the two countries. Prince William of Orange, leading Dutch forces, fights alongside his confidant, Hans Willem Bentinck, and an English force, under James Scott, Duke of Monmouth.Comments back to top
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