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The Five Eldest Children of King Charles I

published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, circa 1680-1684 (1637)
12 3/4 in. x 16 in. (324 mm x 407 mm) plate size; 14 1/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. (362 mm x 446 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries, 1984
Reference Collection
NPG D11400

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  • Alexander Browne (active 1659-died 1706), Artist, publisher, printseller, auctioneer and dealer. Artist associated with 149 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

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  • NPG 267: Five Children of King Charles I (based on same portrait)

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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.

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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.

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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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JOHN BONING

16 September 2015, 04:11

The Browne may be reproduction of King Charles I version which was the second picture returned to Col Hawley (attributed to Titian). The Cooper matches the first picture returned which is attributed and inscribed "by Van Dyck" NPG267. Please compare the pleat in King James' sleeve and the angle of the mastiff's muzzle in both the Browne, Cooper and other versions for the more obvious differences. Most of the reproduced versions are also comparable to the King Charles I's rather than the Queens' version.

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