Henry Garnett
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Garnett
by Adriaen Lommelin
line engraving, mid 17th century
Reference Collection
NPG D17093
Sitterback to top
- Henry Garnett (1555-1606), Jesuit; Gunpowder plot conspirator. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Adriaen Lommelin (1636 or 1637-after 1673), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Plots, Intrigue and Murder from 1580 - 1700 (25 May 2013 - 8 December 2013)
Events of 1630back to top
Current affairs
Charles I's first surviving child, Charles, is born in St. James's Palace. He is baptised by the Anglican Bishop of London, William Laud, and brought up in the care of the Protestant Mary Curzon, Countess of Dorset.Art and science
The Cottonian Library, containing the greatest resource of Old English and Middle English literature, founded by antiquary and anti-royalist, Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, is confiscated by the authorities.International
Philip IV of Spain and Charles I sign the Treaty of Madrid, ending hostilities between the two countries. Spanish diplomat, Cesare Alessandro Scaglia, assists with the conclusion of the peace deal.German, Protestant land is regained from Catholic allies on account of Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
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