Sir Bevil Grenville
4 of 19 portraits of Sir Bevil Grenville
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Bevil Grenville
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published circa 1663-1669
1 3/4 in. x 1 1/4 in. (43 mm x 33 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D27005
Sitterback to top
- Sir Bevil Grenville (1596-1643), Royalist soldier and politician; MP for Cornwall and Launceston. Sitter in 19 portraits.
Events of 1663back to top
Current affairs
Gilbert Sheldon is enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury upon the death of William Juxon. Sheldon principle concerns would be defence of the church, coupled with religious uniformity and ecclesiastical reform.England experiences a very cold, wet summer, as noted by Samuel Pepys in his diary.
Art and science
John Dryden's first play, The Wild Gallant, is staged at court probably through the influence of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine, the king's mistress.International
A renewal of the English colonisation of North America is marked by a royal charter naming eight aristocrats joint owners of a projected colony in Carolina. Known as the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, they are informally led by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury.Comments back to top
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