Queen Mary II







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Queen Mary II
by Philibert or Filibert Bouttats, published by Nicolaes Visscher II, after David van der Plas
line engraving, circa 1680-1683
14 in. x 10 3/8 in. (355 mm x 263 mm) paper size
acquired unknown source, 1957
Reference Collection
NPG D42304
Sitterback to top
- Queen Mary II (1662-1694), Reigned with William III 1689-94. Sitter associated with 97 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Philibert or Filibert Bouttats (1654-active 1700), Engraver. Artist associated with 1 portrait.
- David van der Plas (1647-1704), Painter and etcher. Artist associated with 3 portraits.
- Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702), Publisher. Artist associated with 20 portraits.
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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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