Samuel de Sorbiere
14 of 377 portraits matching these criteria:
- set matching 'Fleming Collection: Fleming's Granger (Vol 6)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Samuel de Sorbiere
by Gerard Audran, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1667
9 5/8 in. x 7 1/4 in. (246 mm x 185 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30777
Sitterback to top
- Samuel de Sorbiere (1615-1670), French philosopher and translator. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Gerard Audran (1631-1710), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6577 portraits.
Events of 1667back to top
Current affairs
Leading figures of the 'Cabal' ministry, Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, engineer the downfall of first minister, Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, who is ousted from Parliament. Fallen out of favour with the king, Clarendon's pompous attitude and conservatism had made him increasingly unpopular.Art and science
Dutch woodcarver and sculptor Grinling Gibbons arrives in England. His innovative, naturalistic foliage woodcarving, with emphasis on sculptural form, became hugely popular.Poet John Milton sells the rights to his epic poem, Paradise Lost (1663), to printer Samuel Simmons.
International
Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter leads his fleet up the River Medway and succeeds in destroying several of Britain's warships at Chatham. Peace negotiations to end the Anglo-Dutch War were already in progress in Breda, but the attack encouraged a humiliated Charles II to hastily sue for peace.Comments back to top
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