Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
21 of 44 portraits of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by William Faithorne, published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1662
6 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (170 mm x 120 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D22726
Sitterback to top
- Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Parliamentary general. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Faithorne (circa 1620-1691), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- Peter Stent (circa 1613-1665), Printseller and printer. Artist or producer associated with 71 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D21328: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (from same plate)
- NPG D21329: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (from same plate)
- NPG D22727: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (from same plate)
Events of 1662back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Catherine of Braganza to Charles II. A spectacular pageant on the Thames greets Catherine as she arrives at Whitehall Palace.Act of Uniformity, lays down requirements for the clergy to remain in the Church of England, forcing hundreds to be ejected from their livings.
Art and science
Physicist Robert Boyle publishes A Defence of the Doctrine, Touching the Spring and Weight of the Air, which contains the first formulation of Boyle's Law, describing the relationship between pressure and volume of gases.International
Upon restoration of the monarchy, pro-royalist and Catholic Irish landlords, notably James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, appeal to the king to restore their lands confiscated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. However, political wrangling and insufficient land renders the subsequent Act of Settlement, passed by the Irish Parliament, unworkable.Comments back to top
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