Godfried Schalcken

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Godfried Schalcken

by and published by John Smith, after Godfried Schalcken
mezzotint, 1694 (1694)
13 3/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (340 mm x 250 mm) plate size; 13 3/4 in. x 10 1/8 in. (350 mm x 258 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11495

Sitterback to top

  • Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706), Portrait painter. Sitter in 5 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Godfried Schalcken (1643-1706), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
  • John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This print reproduces an unusual self-portrait by Schalcken. Others produced include one special commission for the Medici family of Florence to add to their famous collection of self-portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D8974: Godfried Schalcken (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D8975: Godfried Schalcken (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D19876: Godfried Schalcken (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D40565: Godfried Schalcken (based on same portrait)

Events of 1694back to top

Current affairs

Mary II dies of smallpox at Kensington Palace, William now rules alone.
Charles Montagu is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer for his efforts in overseeing and assisting with the foundation of The Bank of England.
The Triennial Act is passed enforcing the contest of Parliamentary elections every three years.

Art and science

Bookseller, Jacob Tonson, senior and poet John Dryden, publish Joseph Addison's first major poem, An Account of the Greatest English Poets, in their collaborative series, Miscellany Poems, fourth edition.
Promoter of women's education, Mary Astell's publication, A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, advocates for women's education.


International

William III captures Huy, restoring the allied position on the River Meuse and securing communications between the armies of the grand alliance on the rivers Rhine and Moselle and Spanish Netherlands.
A treasure fleet, including HMS Sussex, sinks in a storm off Gibraltar.

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