John Wyclif
8 of 24 portraits by Hendrik Hondius (Hond)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Wyclif
after Hendrik Hondius (Hond)
line engraving, after 1602
6 1/8 in. x 3 5/8 in. (154 mm x 93 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D24010
Sitterback to top
- John Wyclif (Wycliffe) (1324?-1384), Religious reformer and theologian. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Hendrik Hondius (Hond) (1573-1650), Printmaker, draughtsman and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1602back to top
Current affairs
The Lord Deputy of Ireland Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy secures the surrender of the Spanish force sent to Ireland to assist the Catholic rebellion led by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.Art and science
The full-length portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh and his son is painted by an unknown artist.The Bodleian Library of Oxford University is inaugurated by the scholar and diplomat Sir Thomas Bodley.
Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, constructs the Buland Darwaza ('Great Gateway') in Fatehpur Sikri, India, to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat.
International
Foundation of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) and the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.The Dutch fleet arrives in Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) and is welcomed as aid against the Portuguese.
Abbas I, Shah of Persia expels the Portuguese from Bahrain in the Persian Gulf and launches a campaign against the Ottoman Empire.
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