John Dryden
(1631-1700), Dramatist and Poet LaureateLater Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 31 portraits
A poet, dramatist and literary critic, Dryden was appointed Poet Laureate by Charles II in 1668. He wrote over twenty plays, including All for Love (1678), and numerous poems, particularly political satires, such as 'Absalom and Achitophel' (1681), and odes, including the famous 'Ode for St Cecilia's Day'. In 1686 he converted to Roman Catholicism, and at the Revolution of 1688 he was deprived of the laureateship. He devoted the rest of his life largely to translations, notably a verse translation of the works of Virgil.
by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1709 (1693)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1730 (1698)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1730 (1698)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
engraving, 1730 (1698)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
engraving, 1730 (1698)
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1743 (1698)
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1743 (1698)
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by William Sharp, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century (1698)
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after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century (1698)
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after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, late 18th century? (1698)
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by William Ridley, published by Charles Cooke, after W.H. Brown, after John Closterman
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1798 (circa 1690)
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