Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
1 portrait of Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland
by Robert Williams, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 17th century
14 1/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (358 mm x 251 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D21365
Sitterback to top
- Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter in 35 portraits.
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- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
- Robert Williams (active 1680-1704), Mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
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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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