Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), published by Thomas Cheret, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1675-1697
13 3/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (339 mm x 258 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18811
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Cheret. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
- Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc) (1649-1697), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1675back to top
Current affairs
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth oversees the suppression of the London weavers' riots which break out in the East End against the introduction of mechanised silk looms.The great fire of Northampton quickly destroys the city. Charles II donates timber for its reconstruction.
Art and science
Charles II founds the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and appoints John Flamsteed the first Astronomer Royal.Royal approval is given to the 'Warrant' design, Sir Christopher Wren's design for the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral devastated by the Great Fire (1666).
International
A naval campaign into the Mediterranean under the command of Sir John Narbrough, with protégé, Cloudesley Shovell as lieutenant, blockades the port of Tripoli and successfully halts persistent attacks on English merchant ships by North African pirates. A peace treaty is signed with Tripoli in 1676.Comments back to top
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