Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by R.S.
line engraving, published 1647
4 7/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (125 mm x 82 mm) plate size; 6 1/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (154 mm x 114 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D27132
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- Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584-1648), Parliamentary general. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1647back to top
Current affairs
Putney debaters. Civilian Levellers and parliamentary soldiers discuss a new constitution for the country; discussions focus on drafted proposals from both groups with Commissary-General Henry Ireton attempting to moderate the Levellers's radical Agreement of the People.Scots surrender Charles I to Parliament. Imprisoned at various locations, Charles enjoys relative freedom.
Art and science
Mariner, Sir Robert Dudley, publishes his maritime encyclopedia, Dell' Arcano del Mare with illustrations by Antonio Francesco Lucini. Written in Italian, the pioneering work includes cartography by Dudley of the earliest printed sea atlas of the world.Anglo-Dutch portrait painter, Daniel Mytens, Van Dyck's predecessor as court painter, dies.
International
Released from the Tower, George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, is appointed commander of Parliament's forces in eastern Ulster.The Irish Confederate suffer resounding defeats at the battles of Dungan's Hill and Knocknanauss against English Parliamentary forces.
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