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Sir Richard Fanshawe

by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1702
8 3/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. (213 mm x 140 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29813

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Artistback to top

  • William Faithorne (circa 1620-1691), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D22736: Sir Richard Fanshawe (from same plate)
  • NPG D22735: Sir Richard Fanshawe (from same plate)
  • NPG D22734: Sir Richard Fanshawe (from same plate)
  • NPG D2323: Sir Richard Fanshawe (from same plate)
  • NPG D20976: Sir Richard Fanshawe (from same plate)

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Current affairs

William III dies and is succeeded by Anne, his sister-in-law, the second daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Committed to the Church of England and swayed towards Tory values, the queen would enjoy considerable popularity.
The general election sweeps the Tories to power in a landslide victory.

Art and science

Writer, Daniel Defoe, publishes the Shortest Way with the Dissenters. The pamphlet is considered critical of the Anglican Church and Defoe is eventually arrested for seditious libel and briefly imprisoned.
The Daily Courant, Britain's first daily newspaper consisting of one page with two columns, is printed by Elizabeth Mallet.

International

Admiral George Rooke overwhelmingly defeats a French squadron escorting a Spanish silver fleet from South America, at the naval Battle of Vigo Bay.
In the War of the Spanish Succession, John Churchill, Captain-General of the Forces, forces the French to withdraw from the River Maas.

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