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Mary Magdalene
1 of 2 portraits by Casparus Smits (Gaspar Smitz)
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Mary Magdalene
by and published by John Smith, after Casparus Smits (Gaspar Smitz)
mezzotint, 1691
13 3/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (340 mm x 264 mm) plate size; 13 5/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (346 mm x 270 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11721
Artistsback to top
- John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Casparus Smits (Gaspar Smitz) (circa 1635-1707?), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Depicting a whole length seated figure with left elbow resting on a book, large cardoon to right, two skulls and waterbottle and rays of light from the right.
Events of 1691back to top
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John Tillotson reluctantly accepts the appointment of Archbishop of Canterbury. A prominent preacher, Tillotson hoped his aims to unite the country's Protestants and initiate a moral reformation would be fulfilled by the dual monarchy.Art and science
Dramatic opera, King Arthur, by poet John Dryden, is staged for the first time. Written originally in 1684, the play is revived as an opera with music by Henry Purcell.International
Treaty of Limerick ends fighting between Irish Jacobites and Williamites; its military articles gave Jacobites the choice to leave Ireland or accept William as king; the civil articles, more controversially, ensured protection of Jacobite Irish gentry. As a lord justice of Ireland, Thomas Coningsby, is instrumental in finalising the settlement.Comments back to top
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