Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1680s
4 7/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. (125 mm x 99 mm) plate size; 6 5/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (167 mm x 131 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D2457
Sitterback to top
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663-1690), Sailor and soldier; son of Charles II. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Cooper (died 1725), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6577 portraits.
Events of 1680back to top
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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