Charlotte Lee (née Fitzroy), Countess of Lichfield
4 of 7 portraits by Simon Verelst
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charlotte Lee (née Fitzroy), Countess of Lichfield
by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Simon Verelst
line engraving, late 17th century
14 5/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (372 mm x 273 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D31002
Sitterback to top
- Charlotte Lee (née Fitzroy), Countess of Lichfield (1664-1718), Wife of Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield; daughter of Charles II by the Duchess of Cleveland. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc) (1649-1697), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Simon Verelst (1644-circa 1710), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D10657: Charlotte Lee (née Fitzroy), Countess of Lichfield (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1670back to top
Current affairs
Charles II mistress, Barbara Villiers, is created Duchess of Cleveland and granted Nonsuch Palace including its sizeable grounds.Actress and royal mistress, Nell Gwyn, gives birth to Charles II's son, Charles, who would later become, Duke of St. Albans.
Art and science
Tragicomedy, The Forc'd Marriage, by Aphra Behn, staged by the Duke's Company, starts Behn's career as a professional writer. The writer may have been a royalist spy towards the end of the interregnum.Poet laureate, John Dryden, is made historiographer royal, a post he would hold for nearly 20 years.
International
Terms of a secret treaty between Charles II and Louis XIV are brought by Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans during a visit to Dover; upon England supplying the majority of military power for a war against Holland and Charles's official conversion to Catholicism, France would assist financially.Comments back to top
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