Thomas Tenison

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Thomas Tenison

by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), published by Christopher Browne, after Mary Beale
engraving, 1695
16 1/8 in. x 11 5/8 in. (411 mm x 294 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20240

Sitterback to top

  • Thomas Tenison (1636-1715), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter in 12 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Mary Beale (1633-1699), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Christopher Browne (active 1695), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc) (1649-1697), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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Events of 1695back to top

Current affairs

Princess Anne, daughter of James II by Anne Hyde, and now heir apparent to the English throne, returns to court having retired two years previously over William III's dismissal of John Churchill and his wife, Sarah, Anne's closest companion.

Art and science

William Congreve's comical farce, Love for Love, exemplifying the height of Restoration comedy, reopens Lincoln's Inn Theatre with a new actors' company led by actor Thomas Betterton. Its witty, sparking dialogue made it hugely popular with audiences.

International

William III and Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria, commanding the army of the grand alliance, recapture Namur in the Spanish Netherlands from the French. Despite a period of victories, the Netherlands and England begin to struggle financially under the economic strain of the ongoing Nine Years' War.

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