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Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau

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Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau

by Pieter de Jode I, after Anselmus Hebbelynck
line engraving, 1657
13 5/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (347 mm x 252 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28585

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  • Pieter de Jode I (circa 1570-1634), Engraver and print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • Anselmus Hebbelynck (circa 1601-1674), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.

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Current affairs

The Humble Petition and Advice, a revision of the constitution, offers Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell the crown. Proposals to bestow monarchical powers upon Cromwell may have stemmed from the influence of Chief Justice Oliver St John. Cromwell declines the crown.

Art and science

The pamphlet, Killing Noe Murder, accuses Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell of tyranny and advocates for his assassination. Published in Holland by agitator and later conspirator, Edward Sexby with the assistance of royalist Silius Titus, uncertainty surrounds the authorship of the pamphlet.
Oliver Cromwell establishes the General Post Office.

International

Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish merchant fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Victory in no way enriched England with Spanish bullion, however it established England's reputation as a leading European naval power, and strangled Spain's supply of wealth which halted its army.

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