George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
by the studio of Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1665-1666
49 in. x 39 in. (1245 mm x 991 mm)
Purchased, 1876
Primary Collection
NPG 423
Sitterback to top
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-1670), Soldier and statesman. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 844 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ollard, Richard, Character Sketches: Samuel Pepys and His Circle, 2000, p. 34
- Ollard, Richard, Pepys and his Contemporaries, 2015, p. 53
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 3
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 7
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Restoration Lives: Samuel Pepys and His Circle (31 March 2003 - 26 October 2003)
Events of 1665back to top
Current affairs
Great Plague initially breaks out in the deprived parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields killing thousands. Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of London, takes a leading role in organising collections of money for the poor.Five Mile Act forbids ejected clergymen from living within five miles of a parish they formerly served.
Art and science
A New Discourse of Trade, written by Sir Josiah Child, outspokenly advocates for the advantages of free trade.The first issue of the Royal Society's scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions, is edited by Henry Oldenburg, the Society's Secretary.
International
Second Anglo-Dutch War. Despite England's resounding victory at the first naval encounter, the Battle of Lowestoft, failure to seize the valuable Dutch East Indies fleet by Admiral Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, and subsequent Dutch victory at the battle at Vågen, were considerable setbacks for the English.Comments back to top
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