('Sir') James Ramsay ('Black Ramsay')
1 of 9 portraits of ('Sir') James Ramsay ('Black Ramsay')
© National Portrait Gallery, London
('Sir') James Ramsay ('Black Ramsay')
by Sebastian Furck, after Johannes Nicolas Cressius
etching, mid 17th century
10 1/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (257 mm x 171 mm) plate size; 11 1/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (282 mm x 189 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D39194
Sitterback to top
- ('Sir') James Ramsay ('Black Ramsay') (1589?-1638 or 1639), Army officer in the Swedish service. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Johannes Nicolas Cressius (active 17th century), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- Sebastian Furck (circa 1600-1655), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 12 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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