Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton

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Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton

by Bernard Lens (II), after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1680s
15 3/4 in. x 10 in. (400 mm x 255 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D34745

Sitterback to top

Artistsback to top

  • 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.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D34744: Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D34743: Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D30508: Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D2492: Isabella FitzRoy (née Bennet), Duchess of Grafton (based on same portrait)

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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