Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton
by Bernard Lens (II), published by Thomas Bowles Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1680s
14 in. x 10 in. (357 mm x 255 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30512
Sitterback to top
- Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton (1667-1723), Daughter of Earl of Arlington; wife of Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton. Sitter in 25 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Bowles Jr (1689 or 1690?-1767), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits.
- Bernard Lens (II) (1659 or 1660-1725), Artist and mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1680back to top
Current affairs
William Howard, Viscount Stafford, is convicted of impeachment and beheaded on account of his alleged involvement in the Popish Plot.Whigs' sponsorship of a pope-burning procession, for the second consecutive year, supports their campaign to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne.
Art and science
Writer, John Bunyan, publishes, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Novelistic in form and conceived as a dialogue between two gentlemen, the book was intended as a sequel to the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress.International
Revelations surface of a Catholic uprising in Ireland with French support. The government launches an inquiry, ultimately leading to the execution of Oliver Plunket, Archbishop of Armagh.Secretary of State, Robert Spencer, in adopting an anti-French foreign policy, forges a defensive Anglo-Spanish treaty while seeking an alliance with the Dutch.
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