Inigo Jones







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Inigo Jones
by Robert van Voerst, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1635 (circa 1632-1635)
9 1/2 in. x 6 7/8 in. (242 mm x 176 mm) plate size; 11 3/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (288 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D17865
Artistsback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- Robert van Voerst (1597-1635 or 1636), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 31 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D1312: Inigo Jones (from same plate)
- NPG D28334: Inigo Jones (from same plate)
- NPG D28337: Inigo Jones (from same plate)
Events of 1635back to top
Current affairs
Discovered by the Earl of Arundel, centenarian Thomas Parr dies, it is claimed, at the age of 152.Richard Weston, Earl of Portland dies. Though unpopular in the Commons, Portland was an effective Lord Chief Treasurer who succeeded in curbing royal expenditure.
Art and science
Dramatic poet, James Shirley composes The Traitor, dedicating it to literary patron, William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle. Shirley would later assist Newcastle on a number of the earl's own plays, while benefiting from his patronage.Postal services are made available to the public.
International
As a result of French first minister, Cardinal Richelieu's foreign policy, France becomes directly involved in the Thirty Years' War.Elector palatine, Charles Lewis, excluded from the peace of Prague between Emperor Ferdinand II and Electorate of Saxony, travels to England to secure military help from his uncle, Charles I.
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