Queen Elizabeth I; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Sir Francis Walsingham

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Queen Elizabeth I; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Sir Francis Walsingham

by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1691
11 1/4 in. x 6 3/8 in. (285 mm x 161 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D21065

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  • William Faithorne (circa 1620-1691), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D19080: Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Francis Walsingham; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (from same plate)
  • NPG D21165: Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Francis Walsingham; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (from same plate)
  • NPG D22722: Queen Elizabeth I; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Sir Francis Walsingham (from same plate)
  • NPG D31830: Queen Elizabeth I; Sir Francis Walsingham; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (from same plate)

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Events of 1691back to top

Current affairs

John Tillotson reluctantly accepts the appointment of Archbishop of Canterbury. A prominent preacher, Tillotson hoped his aims to unite the country's Protestants and initiate a moral reformation would be fulfilled by the dual monarchy.

Art and science

Dramatic opera, King Arthur, by poet John Dryden, is staged for the first time. Written originally in 1684, the play is revived as an opera with music by Henry Purcell.

International

Treaty of Limerick ends fighting between Irish Jacobites and Williamites; its military articles gave Jacobites the choice to leave Ireland or accept William as king; the civil articles, more controversially, ensured protection of Jacobite Irish gentry. As a lord justice of Ireland, Thomas Coningsby, is instrumental in finalising the settlement.

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