Queen Henrietta Maria and her two eldest children (Henrietta Maria; Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange; King Charles II)
39 of 49 portraits of Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Queen Henrietta Maria and her two eldest children (Henrietta Maria; Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange; King Charles II)
by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1784 (1632)
24 5/8 in. x 18 5/8 in. (626 mm x 472 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1868
Reference Collection
NPG D32114
Sittersback to top
- King Charles II (1630-1685), Reigned 1660-85. Sitter associated with 295 portraits. Identify
- Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), Queen of Charles I. Sitter associated with 88 portraits. Identify
- Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631-1660), Daughter of Charles I; wife of William II of Orange-Nassau. Sitter associated with 49 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Sir Robert Strange (1721-1792), Line engraver. Artist or producer associated with 25 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Buildings and architecture
- Carpets and textiles
- Chairs and thrones
- Children
- Family portraits
- Flowers and plants
- Group portraits
- Hats and head attire
- Jewellery
- Jewellery - Crowns and tiaras
- Jewellery - Earrings
- Jewellery - Hair ornaments
- Jewellery - Pearls
- Line engraving
- Pets and animals
- Pets and animals - Dogs
- Words and inscriptions
Events of 1784back to top
Current affairs
Theatre proprietor and postal reformer John Palmer runs the first mail coach in England, between Bristol and London. A three day journey is now completed in 16 hours.Commutation Act reduces punitive duties on tea to combat smuggling.
Art and science
Aeronaut James Sadler makes the first hot air balloon flight in Britain, from Oxford to Woodeaton.Chemist Henry Cavendish's paper Experiments on Air reveals the composition of water.
Writer Samuel Johnson dies.
Joshua Reynolds succeeds Allan Ramsay as Painter to the King.
International
Thomas Jefferson's Land Ordinance passed by the United States' Continental Congress, coming into effect the following year. It allows for the sale of land in the largely unmapped west of the country.Britain receives its first bales of cotton from the United States since before the War of American Independence.
William Pitt's India Act creates a Board of Control to oversee the affairs of the British East India Company and centralise power.
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