Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
14 of 35 portraits of Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland







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Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, circa 1680-1684
18 3/4 in. x 11 3/8 in. (475 mm x 290 mm) plate size; 20 1/4 in. x 12 3/4 in. (515 mm x 325 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries, 1984
Reference Collection
NPG D11405
Sitterback to top
- Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter in 35 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Alexander Browne (active 1659-died 1706), Artist, publisher, printseller, auctioneer and dealer. Artist associated with 149 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D1471: Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (based on same portrait)
- NPG D19886: Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (from same plate)
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Blue Balcony, Little Queen Street, London)
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Alexander Browne and Richard Tompson (8 November 2003 - 12 April 2004)
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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