Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Anne Hyde, Duchess of York
after Sir Peter Lely
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1668-1670
29 1/4 in. x 24 3/4 in. (743 mm x 629 mm)
Purchased, 1867
Primary Collection
NPG 241
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
Sitterback to top
- Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671), First wife of James II; mother of Mary II and Queen Anne. Sitter in 16 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 349
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 683
Events of 1668back to top
Current affairs
An illicit affair between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and beauty, Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury, leads to a notorious duel during which Villiers mortally wounds Shrewsbury's husband, Francis Talbot.William Penn, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania, is imprisoned after producing pamphlets advocating Quakerism.
Art and science
Writer, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle republishes her science fiction work, The Description of a New World, called the Blazing-World, as a separate edition, originally published as an appendix to her Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, (1666).Poet John Dryden is appointed poet laureate.
International
Diplomat and writer, Sir William Temple, negotiates the Triple Alliance between England, Holland and Sweden to protect the Spanish Netherlands from French expansion during the War of Devolution. The union ultimately forces Louis XIV to sign the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and retreat from the Habsburg-controlled Netherlands.Comments back to top
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On display at Lyme Park, Stockport