John Pym
5 of 24 portraits by Edward Bower
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Pym
after Edward Bower
woodcut, 1643
6 3/8 in. x 4 in. (161 mm x 103 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D26911
Sitterback to top
- John Pym (1584-1643), Politician and one of the 'Five Members' whose arrest by Charles I sparked the Civil War. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Edward Bower (active 1629-died 1667), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- EEBO (Early English Books Online), p. frontispiece
- Bell, James, died 1643, The confession, obstinacy, and ignorance, of Father Bell, a Romish priest wherein is declared, the manner of his tryall, condemnation, and execution, on Munday Decemb. 11, 1643 ..., 1643, p. frontispiece
Events of 1643back to top
Current affairs
Signing of the Solemn League and Covenant. The treaty forms an alliance between the English Parliament and Scottish Covenanters. Sir Henry Vane emerges as the leading spokesman of the English delegation.The Westminster Assembly, comprising of clergymen and politicians, is appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Anglican Church.
Art and science
The authorised version of Religio Medici (A Doctor's Religion), by Norwich physician Sir Thomas Browne, is published. A type of personal memoir, the work gained Browne a European reputation.Parliament issues a licensing order stipulating that all books are examined prior to publication, inciting John Milton to write Areopagitica, 1644.
International
Aged four, Louis XIV inherits the French throne. He would become the longest reigning monarch in European history.Charles I orders James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, to arrange a ceasefire with the Catholics Confederates in Ireland, allowing Ormonde's Irish troops to fight against the Parliamentarians in England.
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