Renowned Jesuits
1 portrait of Vincenti Alvar
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Renowned Jesuits
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1608
3 7/8 in. x 14 3/8 in. (99 mm x 365 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D25332
Sittersback to top
- Vincenti Alvar (died 1606), Jesuit Missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Henry Garnett (1555-1606), Jesuit; Gunpowder plot conspirator. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- Edward Oldcorne (1561-1606), Jesuit. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Events of 1608back to top
Current affairs
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, also known as 'Bess of Hardwick' dies; she was one of the wealthiest people in late Elizabethan England, and an important patron of architecture.Art and science
The Masque of Beauty by Benjamin Jonson is performed at the new Banqueting House. Queen Anne and ladies of her court perform the masque in front of the king.The acting troupe, the Duke of York's Men, is formed under the patronage of eight year old Charles, Duke of York.
International
Captain John Smith, taken prisoner by Chief Powhatan, leader of the Virginia Algonquian Indians, is released. Legend famously credits Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas with saving Smith from execution by her tribe. Smith would later become governor of Virginia.Comments back to top
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