Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Frederick Atkinson, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, (circa 1636)
6 in. x 4 1/4 in. (153 mm x 107 mm) plate size; 8 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (208 mm x 165 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D16341
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), Statesman. Sitter associated with 109 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frederick Atkinson. Artist associated with 2 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist associated with 1022 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1636back to top
Current affairs
The third daughter of Charles I, Princess Anne, is born. She dies aged three of natural causes at Richmond Palace.Severe outbreak of the bubonic plague closes London theatres. They remain almost continuously closed until the end of the year.
Art and science
Canvases by painter, Sir Peter Paul Rubens are installed on the ceiling of the Banqueting House. Commissioned by Charles I, the paintings celebrate the life and wise government of his father, James I.The favourite portraitist of James I's queen Anne of Denmark, Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, dies.
International
Scottish army officer, Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven, is appointed Swedish Field Marshal in Westphalia, and commands forces in a decisive victory over Imperial-Saxon forces at the Battle of Wittstock.North America's first college, New College, is founded in Massachusetts; two years later, its name would be changed to Harvard.
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