Sir Peter Lely

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Sir Peter Lely

by and published by Gerard Valck, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, circa 1700-1725
7 3/4 in. x 5 5/8 in. (197 mm x 142 mm) plate size; 8 1/4 in. x 6 in. (208 mm x 151 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18960

Sitterback to top

  • Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Sitter in 19 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
  • Gerard Valck (1651 or 1652-1726), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.

Events of 1700back to top

Current affairs

The sudden death of Prince William, son of Princess Anne and George, Prince of Denmark, triggers a succession crisis. His birth had secured the succession of the crown to a Protestant, safeguarding the throne from any future claim by James II's Catholic son, James Francis.

Art and science

Dramatist, William Congreve's comedy The Way of the World premieres at Lincoln's Inn Theatre, receiving a mixed reception. It would achieve greater literary acclaim in modern times.
Poet, John Dryden, dies and is buried in Geoffrey Chaucer's grave in Westminster Abbey.

International

Diplomat and poet, Matthew Prior, secretly negotiates with Louis XIV, king of France, a second partition treaty concerning the Spanish Empire. However, following the death of Spanish ruler, Carlos II, the agreement collapses since neither Spanish or Austrian governments accept the treaty's proposals.

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