George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
3 of 53 portraits by Mary Beale
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
by Mary Beale
oil on canvas, circa 1674-1676
49 in. x 39 1/2 in. (1245 mm x 1003 mm)
Purchased, 1938
Primary Collection
NPG 2962
Sitterback to top
- George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633-1695), Political philosopher. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Mary Beale (1633-1699), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 108
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 152
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 271
Events of 1674back to top
Current affairs
Political society, the Green Ribbon Club, begins meeting. Initially composed of disaffected lawyers and republicans, the club opposed what it believed was a gradual shift towards a pro-Catholic government under Charles II. Political economist, Slingsby Bethel is an early member.Art and science
Revision of John Dryden and William Davenant's adaptation of William Shakespeare's, The Tempest, into a semi-opera is probably accomplished by playwright, Thomas Shadwell. The adaptation popularised operatic entertainment. Shadwell's subsequent dramatic musical score for his play Psyche (1675), became the first to be published in England.International
Lord treasurer, Thomas Osborne, argues for a separate peace deal with Holland as concerns grow in Parliament over England's alliance with France in the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Refused further funds for the war, Charles II signs the Treaty of Westminster ending English participation in the conflict.Comments back to top
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