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Sir William Temple, Bt
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Sir William Temple, Bt
by Caspar Netscher
oil on canvas, 1675
20 1/2 in. x 17 in. (521 mm x 432 mm)
Purchased, 1951
Primary Collection
NPG 3812
Sitterback to top
- Sir William Temple, Bt (1628-1699), Diplomat and writer. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Caspar Netscher (1639-1684), Dutch artist. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Edited by Lucy Peltz & Louise Stewart, Love Stories: Art, Passion & Tragedy, 2020, p. 179
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 284
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 607
Events of 1675back to top
Current affairs
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth oversees the suppression of the London weavers' riots which break out in the East End against the introduction of mechanised silk looms.The great fire of Northampton quickly destroys the city. Charles II donates timber for its reconstruction.
Art and science
Charles II founds the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and appoints John Flamsteed the first Astronomer Royal.Royal approval is given to the 'Warrant' design, Sir Christopher Wren's design for the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral devastated by the Great Fire (1666).
International
A naval campaign into the Mediterranean under the command of Sir John Narbrough, with protégé, Cloudesley Shovell as lieutenant, blockades the port of Tripoli and successfully halts persistent attacks on English merchant ships by North African pirates. A peace treaty is signed with Tripoli in 1676.Comments back to top
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Richard Bready
04 September 2018, 06:45
Sir William is thought to be wearing a kimono, obtained through his Dutch connections, especially with the Huygens family. See
JAPANESE ROBES, "SHARAWADGI", AND THE LANDSCAPE DISCOURSE OF SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE AND CONSTANTIJN HUYGENS
WYBE KUITERT
Garden History
Vol. 41, No. 2 (WINTER 2013), pp. 157-176
Published by: The Garden History Society