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Humphrey Mill
1 of 2 portraits by Henry Sheperd (Shepheard)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Humphrey Mill
possibly by William Marshall, published by Henry Sheperd (Shepheard)
line engraving, published 1646
4 7/8 in. x 3 1/8 in. (125 mm x 79 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D27830
Artistsback to top
- William Marshall (circa 1617-1649), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 190 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Henry Sheperd (Shepheard) (active 1635-1646), Bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Events of 1646back to top
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First civil war ends. Under Thomas Fairfax, Commander-in-Chief, Parliamentarians defeat Royalist armies in the last major conflicts of the war, the Battles of Torrington and Stow-on-the-Wold. The subsequent fall of Royalist Oxford forces Charles I to flee and he surrenders himself to the Scots at Newark.Art and science
Portrait painter, William Dobson, returns to London after the defeat of the king and is briefly imprisoned for debt. He dies in poverty aged thirty-five.International
Instructed by Charles I, James Butler, Marquess of Ormonde resumes negotiations with the Irish Confederates attempting to raise troops for the royalist cause. The resulting First Ormonde Peace, though publicly proclaimed, is eventually rejected by the Confederates on account of papal ambassador, Archbishop Rinuccini's considerable influence.Comments back to top
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