Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1679
50 1/8 in. x 40 1/4 in. (1273 mm x 1022 mm)
Purchased, 1980
Primary Collection
NPG 5317
On display at Totnes Elizabethan House Museum, Totnes
Sitterback to top
- Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt (1633-1708), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 247
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 557
Events of 1679back to top
Current affairs
Cavalier Parliament dissolves over the exclusion crisis - removing James, Duke of York from the line of succession. First of three 'Exclusion Parliaments' assembles; William Russell, Lord Bedford, member of the nascent Whig party, introduces an Exclusion Bill.James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, suppresses rebellious Scottish covenanters at Bothwell Bridge.
Art and science
An adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus is published, a collaboration between poet laureate, John Dryden and playwright, Nathaniel Lee. It becomes a hugely successful stage production during the Restoration period.Composer, Henry Purcell, becomes organist of Westminster Abbey.
International
The daughter of Henrietta Anne of England and Philippe, Duke of Orleans, Marie Louise d'Orleans, marries Charles II of Spain. It was hoped the marriage would improve relations between France and Spain who had previously been at war over the Spanish Netherlands.Comments back to top
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On display at Totnes Elizabethan House Museum, Totnes
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