Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
1 portrait of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Robert Walker
etching, 1648
4 5/8 in. x 3 in. (118 mm x 76 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D23417
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), Parliamentary Commander-in-Chief. Sitter associated with 88 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Etcher. Artist or producer associated with 540 portraits, Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- Robert Walker (1599-1658), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 143 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1648back to top
Current affairs
Resurgence of civil war largely ends at the battle of Preston, won by Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell's command.Parliamentary General Henry Ireton's Army Remonstrance demands the king is tried an enemy of the state. Ireton also instigates a coups d'état, Pride's Purge, ridding Parliament of MPs supporting negotiations with Charles.
Art and science
John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester, publishes Mathematical Magick, the first work in English on the fundamental principles of mechanics, conceived in the form of a practical manual.International
A series of European treaties, negotiated since 1644, results in the Peace of Westphalia and ends the German phase of the Thirty Years' War, and war between the Dutch and Spain in the Eighty Years' War. Delegations are sent from around Europe, Henri II d'Orleans leads the French delegation.Comments back to top
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