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The family of Thomas Coke of Norfolk

22 of 33 portraits by Jacob Huysmans

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The family of Thomas Coke of Norfolk

by William Vincent, after Jacob Huysmans
mezzotint, circa 1690
12 in. x 9 in. (304 mm x 230 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30615

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  • Jacob Huysmans (1633?-1696), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.
  • William Vincent (active circa 1690). Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.

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Current affairs

William III, forced to leave England to fight in Ireland, empowers Mary II, through the Regency Act, to exercise authority in his absence. William, however, unwilling to rest power solely with Mary, appoints a council of nine statesmen directly answerable to the absent king.

Art and science

Philosopher, John Locke, publishes An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding and Treatises on Government, in which he sets out his notion that human understanding is derived from experience.
Naturalist, John Ray, publishes Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum. It became the most consulted book for the classification of British plants.

International

William III lands in Ireland with an allied force of Protestant fighters from European states to fight French and Irish troops under James II. William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne forces James to flee into permanent exile.
French defeat the English at the naval battle of Beachy Head.

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