Politicians in the reign of King Charles II
3 of 12 portraits of Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex
Politicians in the reign of King Charles II
by and sold by John Savage
line engraving, late 17th century
14 1/4 in. x 10 5/8 in. (363 mm x 270 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29502
Artistback to top
- John Savage (active 1683-1700), Engraver and publisher; successor to Isaac Beckett at the Golden Head, Old Bailey. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll (1598-1661), Statesman. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Sir Thomas Armstrong (1624?-1684), Army officer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Henry Cornish (died 1685), Alderman and merchant. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex (1631-1683), Soldier; son of 1st Baron Capel. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621-1678), Magistrate. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-1685), Son of Charles II and Lucy Walter. Sitter associated with 42 portraits. Identify
- William Russell, Lord Russell (1639-1683), Politician; MP for Tavistock and Bedfordshire. Sitter associated with 29 portraits. Identify
- Algernon Sidney (1622-1683), Republican political theorist and colonel. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Events of 1670back to top
Current affairs
Charles II mistress, Barbara Villiers, is created Duchess of Cleveland and granted Nonsuch Palace including its sizeable grounds.Actress and royal mistress, Nell Gwyn, gives birth to Charles II's son, Charles, who would later become, Duke of St. Albans.
Art and science
Tragicomedy, The Forc'd Marriage, by Aphra Behn, staged by the Duke's Company, starts Behn's career as a professional writer. The writer may have been a royalist spy towards the end of the interregnum.Poet laureate, John Dryden, is made historiographer royal, a post he would hold for nearly 20 years.
International
Terms of a secret treaty between Charles II and Louis XIV are brought by Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans during a visit to Dover; upon England supplying the majority of military power for a war against Holland and Charles's official conversion to Catholicism, France would assist financially.Comments back to top
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