Renowned Jesuits

1 portrait of Gregorius Scribanus

Renowned Jesuits

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1608
3 7/8 in. x 14 3/8 in. (99 mm x 365 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D25317

Sittersback to top

Emmanuel Alvarus (died 1570), Jesuit Missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Didacus Andrada (died 1570), Jesuit Missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Petrus Fonseca (died 1570), Jesuit missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Blasius Ribeira (died 1570), Jesuit Missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Gregorius Scribanus (died 1570), Jesuit Missionary. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6556 portraits.

Portrait setback to top

Fleming Collection: Fleming's Granger (volume 1)

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1608back to top

Current affairs

Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, also known as 'Bess of Hardwick' dies; she was one of the wealthiest people in late Elizabethan England, and an important patron of architecture.

Art and science

The Masque of Beauty by Benjamin Jonson is performed at the new Banqueting House. Queen Anne and ladies of her court perform the masque in front of the king.
The acting troupe, the Duke of York's Men, is formed under the patronage of eight year old Charles, Duke of York.

International

Captain John Smith, taken prisoner by Chief Powhatan, leader of the Virginia Algonquian Indians, is released. Legend famously credits Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas with saving Smith from execution by her tribe. Smith would later become governor of Virginia.

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