Sir Matthew Hale
39 of 79 portraits by Frederick Hendrik van Hove
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Matthew Hale
by Frederick Hendrik van Hove
line engraving, published 1677
9 1/4 in. x 5 7/8 in. (234 mm x 150 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29864
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- Frederick Hendrik van Hove (circa 1628-1698), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 79 portraits.
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Speech by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, arguing that the prolonged prorogation of the Cavalier Parliament rendered it dissolved, sends him and three others, including Philip Wharton, Baron Wharton, to the Tower.Stadtholder, Prince William of Orange, marries Mary, daughter of James, Duke of York and Anne Hyde.
Art and science
The Natural History of Oxfordshire, (1676) by naturalist and antiquary Robert Plot, secures his election to the Royal Society in December and two years later, appointment as curator of objects to the objects bequeathed to Oxford University by Elias Ashmole.International
Despite his dismissal from court in 1669, royalist soldier and statesman, James Butler, Duke of Ormond, is reappointed lord lieutenant of Ireland.Comments back to top
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