The Newcastle Family
2 of 3 portraits of Frances St John (née Cavendish), Countess of Bolingbroke
The Newcastle Family
by Peter van Lisebetten (Lysebetten, Liesebetten), after Abraham Diepenbeeck
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
11 1/8 in. x 7 in. (282 mm x 179 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29471
Sittersback to top
- Oliver St John, 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke (1634-circa 1687), Nobleman. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Frances St John (née Cavendish), Countess of Bolingbroke (died 1678), Daughter of 1st Duke of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; wife of 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1630-1691), Politician, Master of the Robes and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven (1625-1698), Politician and government official. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Abraham Diepenbeeck (1596-1675), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Peter van Lisebetten (Lysebetten, Liesebetten) (1630-circa 1678), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
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Events of 1630back to top
Current affairs
Charles I's first surviving child, Charles, is born in St. James's Palace. He is baptised by the Anglican Bishop of London, William Laud, and brought up in the care of the Protestant Mary Curzon, Countess of Dorset.Art and science
The Cottonian Library, containing the greatest resource of Old English and Middle English literature, founded by antiquary and anti-royalist, Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, is confiscated by the authorities.International
Philip IV of Spain and Charles I sign the Treaty of Madrid, ending hostilities between the two countries. Spanish diplomat, Cesare Alessandro Scaglia, assists with the conclusion of the peace deal.German, Protestant land is regained from Catholic allies on account of Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
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