Clement Ellis
1 of 2 portraits of Clement Ellis
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Clement Ellis
after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1698
5 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (140 mm x 90 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29645
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Current affairs
The king's residence, Whitehall Palace, is destroyed by fire. The Banqueting House survives.Issues surrounding the prerogative of the king and size of a standing army during peacetime serve as the principal subjects for debate during the general election. The Whig Junto majority is reduced by resurgent Tory opposition.
Art and science
Anti-theatrical polemicist, Jeremy Collier writes, A Short View, attacking the immorality of the theatre.John Bunyan's The Heavenly Foot-Man, a sermon on Christian life, is published posthumously.
International
Instructed by William III, Arnold Joost van Keppel, earl of Albemarle, negotiates with Louis XIV over issues surrounding the Spanish succession. Proposals in the first partition treaty are agreed by both sides.Peter I of Russia visits England eager to strengthen diplomatic ties with other European countries.
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