Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
by Adriaen Haelwegh, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1670s-1680s
13 1/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (332 mm x 246 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D21418
Sitterback to top
- Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1629-1685), Statesman. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Adriaen Haelwegh (1637-circa 1696). Artist associated with 6 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist associated with 6555 portraits.
Events of 1670back to top
Current affairs
Charles II mistress, Barbara Villiers, is created Duchess of Cleveland and granted Nonsuch Palace including its sizeable grounds.Actress and royal mistress, Nell Gwyn, gives birth to Charles II's son, Charles, who would later become, Duke of St. Albans.
Art and science
Tragicomedy, The Forc'd Marriage, by Aphra Behn, staged by the Duke's Company, starts Behn's career as a professional writer. The writer may have been a royalist spy towards the end of the interregnum.Poet laureate, John Dryden, is made historiographer royal, a post he would hold for nearly 20 years.
International
Terms of a secret treaty between Charles II and Louis XIV are brought by Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans during a visit to Dover; upon England supplying the majority of military power for a war against Holland and Charles's official conversion to Catholicism, France would assist financially.Tell us more back to top
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