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Thomas Watson
9 of 54 portraits by John Sturt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Thomas Watson
by John Sturt, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1680-1720
10 7/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (276 mm x 187 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29707
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Watson (circa 1620-1686), Puritan divine. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Sturt (1658-1730), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6577 portraits.
Events of 1680back to top
Current affairs
William Howard, Viscount Stafford, is convicted of impeachment and beheaded on account of his alleged involvement in the Popish Plot.Whigs' sponsorship of a pope-burning procession, for the second consecutive year, supports their campaign to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne.
Art and science
Writer, John Bunyan, publishes, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Novelistic in form and conceived as a dialogue between two gentlemen, the book was intended as a sequel to the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress.International
Revelations surface of a Catholic uprising in Ireland with French support. The government launches an inquiry, ultimately leading to the execution of Oliver Plunket, Archbishop of Armagh.Secretary of State, Robert Spencer, in adopting an anti-French foreign policy, forges a defensive Anglo-Spanish treaty while seeking an alliance with the Dutch.
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