Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1 portrait of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by Bernard Lens (II), published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1680-1725
10 3/4 in. x 7 1/8 in. (273 mm x 182 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19811
Sitterback to top
- Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1672-1723), Courtier; son of King Charles II. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Cooper (died 1725), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Bernard Lens (II) (1659 or 1660-1725), Artist and mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1680back to top
Current affairs
William Howard, Viscount Stafford, is convicted of impeachment and beheaded on account of his alleged involvement in the Popish Plot.Whigs' sponsorship of a pope-burning procession, for the second consecutive year, supports their campaign to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne.
Art and science
Writer, John Bunyan, publishes, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Novelistic in form and conceived as a dialogue between two gentlemen, the book was intended as a sequel to the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress.International
Revelations surface of a Catholic uprising in Ireland with French support. The government launches an inquiry, ultimately leading to the execution of Oliver Plunket, Archbishop of Armagh.Secretary of State, Robert Spencer, in adopting an anti-French foreign policy, forges a defensive Anglo-Spanish treaty while seeking an alliance with the Dutch.
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