William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
10 of 50 portraits by Pieter Schenck
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1680s-1690s
9 3/4 in. x 7 1/8 in. (248 mm x 182 mm) plate size; 10 1/2 in. x 7 7/8 in. (268 mm x 200 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D1748
Sitterback to top
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1641-1707), Statesman. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Pieter Schenck (1660-1711), Engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1680back to top
Current affairs
William Howard, Viscount Stafford, is convicted of impeachment and beheaded on account of his alleged involvement in the Popish Plot.Whigs' sponsorship of a pope-burning procession, for the second consecutive year, supports their campaign to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne.
Art and science
Writer, John Bunyan, publishes, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Novelistic in form and conceived as a dialogue between two gentlemen, the book was intended as a sequel to the first part of The Pilgrim's Progress.International
Revelations surface of a Catholic uprising in Ireland with French support. The government launches an inquiry, ultimately leading to the execution of Oliver Plunket, Archbishop of Armagh.Secretary of State, Robert Spencer, in adopting an anti-French foreign policy, forges a defensive Anglo-Spanish treaty while seeking an alliance with the Dutch.
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