Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne
11 of 12 portraits of Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1703
9 7/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (251 mm x 170 mm) plate size; 15 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (404 mm x 250 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29017
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- Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne (1573-1655), Physician and chemist. Sitter in 12 portraits.
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Current affairs
A great storm ravages southern England killing thousands at sea and wrecking several naval warships along the coast.The Scottish Parliament passes a Bill of Security stipulating that the successor to the Scottish throne is Protestant, descended from Scottish kings. It is vetoed by the English Parliament.
Art and science
Scholarly church historian, William Wake, publishes The State of the Church and Clergy of England, a history of English synods since Anglo-Saxon times.Sailing and Fighting Instructions for her Majesty's Fleet, by Admiral George Rooke provides the basis for English fleet tactics throughout the century.
International
Diplomat, John Methuen, negotiates commercial treaties between England and Portugal to facilitate trading relations.Portugal enters the grand alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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