Frances Stuart (née Howard), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond
6 of 8 portraits of Frances Stuart (née Howard), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frances Stuart (née Howard), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond
after Willem de Passe
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century (1623)
10 3/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (265 mm x 175 mm) plate size; 10 7/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (277 mm x 219 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28083
Sitterback to top
- Frances Stuart (née Howard), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond (1578-1639), Noblewoman. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Willem de Passe (1597 or 1598-1636 or 1637), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 175 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Books and libraries
- Carpets and textiles
- Chairs and thrones
- Crests, seals and coats of arms
- Jewellery
- Jewellery - Bangles and bracelets
- Jewellery - Brooches, buckles and pins
- Jewellery - Crowns and tiaras
- Jewellery - Earrings
- Jewellery - Hair ornaments
- Jewellery - Pearls
- Jewellery - Pendants and necklaces
- Line engraving
- Words and inscriptions
Events of 1770back to top
Current affairs
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.Art and science
Oliver Goldsmith publishes his poem The Deserted Village.Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke publishes Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents discussing the limits of the King's authority.
17-year-old Thomas Chatterton, later hailed as a significant poet, commits suicide in a London garret.
Thomas Gainsborough paints his portrait of Jonathan Buttall, which later becomes known as The Blue Boy.
International
'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the duty on tea. However, this concession is soon followed by the Boston Massacre, in which British troops fire into an unruly crowd in Boston, killing five.Captain Cook reaches the eastern coast of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay. He discovers the Great Barrier Reef when HMS Endeavour runs onto it. Cook claims New South Wales for the British.
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