Lancelot Andrewes
10 of 28 portraits of Lancelot Andrewes
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lancelot Andrewes
by John Payne, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1635
9 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. (244 mm x 173 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D984
Artistsback to top
- John Payne (died 1648 or before), Printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 69 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D2940: Lancelot Andrewes (from same plate)
- NPG D978: Lancelot Andrewes (from same plate)
- NPG D19363: Lancelot Andrewes (from same plate)
- NPG D20028: Lancelot Andrewes (from same plate)
Events of 1635back to top
Current affairs
Discovered by the Earl of Arundel, centenarian Thomas Parr dies, it is claimed, at the age of 152.Richard Weston, Earl of Portland dies. Though unpopular in the Commons, Portland was an effective Lord Chief Treasurer who succeeded in curbing royal expenditure.
Art and science
Dramatic poet, James Shirley composes The Traitor, dedicating it to literary patron, William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle. Shirley would later assist Newcastle on a number of the earl's own plays, while benefiting from his patronage.Postal services are made available to the public.
International
As a result of French first minister, Cardinal Richelieu's foreign policy, France becomes directly involved in the Thirty Years' War.Elector palatine, Charles Lewis, excluded from the peace of Prague between Emperor Ferdinand II and Electorate of Saxony, travels to England to secure military help from his uncle, Charles I.
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