Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder
attributed to Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder
oil on canvas, circa 1680-1685
30 in. x 25 in. (765 mm x 640 mm)
Purchased, 2003
Primary Collection
NPG 6651
Sitterback to top
- Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder (circa 1635-1704), Artist. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Egbert van Heemskerck the Elder (circa 1635-1704), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This self-portrait seems to be an advertisement for his wares, as he depicts himself gesturing to a small picture that he has just finished. With his slightly wild appearance, Van Heemskerck himself is shown as the sort of person who might appear in one of his paintings.
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- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 115
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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