Pieter van der Meulen

1 portrait by Nicolas de Largillière

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Pieter van der Meulen

by Isaac Beckett, published by John Smith, after Nicolas de Largillière
mezzotint, 1686
11 3/4 in. x 9 in. (300 mm x 228 mm) plate size; 12 1/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (308 mm x 235 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11500

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  • Isaac Beckett (1652 or 1653-1688), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 184 portraits.
  • Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746), Painter and Draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 43 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
  • John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.

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Current affairs

James II, determined to re-establish Catholicism as a state religion, reverses proscription for Catholics to positions of authority, revives the ecclesiastic Court of High Commission, and admits to the privy council four Catholic lords, including John Belasyse, Baron Belasyse of Worlaby.

Art and science

A collection of poems by painter and poet, Anne Killigrew are posthumously published under the title, Poems by Mrs. Anne Killigrew'. A maid of honour to the queen, Mary of Modena, Killigrew was known for her beauty and virtuous nature.

International

The League of Augsburg, founded by a coalition of European countries convened by the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, opposed the expansionist plans of France.
James II creates the Dominion of New England, uniting the administrations of several English colonies in North America.

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Violet Mills- Caauwe

07 December 2018, 04:43

This is my great many times over grandfather. I can't believe I came across this. I was looking up history on him, just on a whim and this came up! Eventually, when the bloodline came to America the last name shortened from Vander Meulen to Mills. I have heard a lot about him. The family tree book my father has actually starts with him. Wow! I can see my own face in his. Brilliant.