Sir Robert Berkeley
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Robert Berkeley
by George Powle, after Unknown artist
etching, (1633)
5 1/4 in. x 4 in. (134 mm x 103 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D9239
Artistsback to top
- George Powle (active 1764-1773). Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Events of 1633back to top
Current affairs
William Laud is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. A supporter of the political and religious policies of Charles I, he worked for the uniformity of church doctrine and practice.Formal coronation of Charles I in Scotland. It would be the king's first visit since he left the country aged three.
Art and science
Publication of Histriomastix by pamphleteer, William Prynne, which denounces female actors, coincides with the queen's participation in a masque; Prynne is consequently tried for sedition.Playwright, John Ford, publishes 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; its treatment of incest makes it one of the most controversial works in English literature.
International
Summoned by Pope VIII, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to stand trial for the Copernican views he expressed in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, 1632. Found guilty of heresy, he spends the remainder of his life under house arrest.Comments back to top
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