1650s Collection

Plan of John Evelyns garden
A plan of John Evelyns garden at Sayes Court, Deptford, shown looking south, which he occupied from 1652 to 1694

Wassail, c. 1650
Wassail. A man gleefully fills a large wine jug with wine from a barrel. c.1650 Date: C.1650

Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English

Old View of Birmingham from Dugdales Warwickshire. 1656

Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Jan Van Riebeeck
Cover design, Cape Times Annual, Arrival of Jan Van Riebeeck, Dutch navigator and colonial administrator, in the Cape, South Africa, 6 April 1652 Date: 1652

Jacobus Vanderberg
A dutch portrait engraving of Jacobus Vanderberg, wearing a black robe with white collars. Date: circa 1650s

Gloves worn by King Charles II at Battle of Worcester
Gloves claimed to have been worn by King Charles II at the Battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651, and left by him, as he fled, at the manor of Whiteladies, 25 miles from Worcester. Date: 1877

Saint Luke Painting the Crucifixion, by Zurbaran
Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Luke Painting the Crucifixion. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain. Date: circa 1650

Death of Admiral Robert Blake from old wounds, on board ship, within sight of Plymouth, 17 August 1657. He was regarded as the Father of the Royal Navy

Death of Admiral Maarten Van Tromp during the Battle of Scheveningen, 31 July 1653, the final battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-1654). Date: 1653

Battle of Portland between English and Dutch ships, off the Isle of Portland in the English Channel, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 18 February 1653

Skirmish between English and Dutch ships, under Admiral Robert Blake and Admiral Maarten Van Tromp, 19 May 1652, known as the Battle of Dover or Battle of Goodwin Sands

White doeskin cavalier glove worn by Captain Lench at the Battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651, marking the end of the English Civil War (1642-1651). Date: 1651

General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Siege of Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, February 1651. The castle was bombarded with cannon fire for twelve days, and left in ruins. Date: 1651

The Dutch Housewife, by Nicolaes Maes, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1655

Two Swiss women and a man in costume - young middle class man and woman, with a bride in the middle. Date: circa 1650

Noble German couple in costume. Date: circa 1650

Oliver cromwell dissolving Parliament
Oliver Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament. Date: 20 April 1653

Cromwell dissolving the English Parliament
This illustration shows Cromwell asserting his authority in dissolving the English Rump Parliament on 20 April 1653. He is shown ordering the removal of the golden mace from Parliament. 1653

Charles Is son Charles hides in an oak at Boscobel
King Charles Is son Charles is hiding up an oak to hide from Cromwells soldiers after the Battle of Worcester. The oak at Boscobel House was called " The Royal Oak ". 1651

Woman Weighing Gold by Jan Vermeer (1632-1675). Date: circa 1655

Strasbourg, France, c. 1650
A scene during winter Date: circa 1650

Tartars of Kohonor, China -- Lama or Priest (left), man and woman (centre), taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s

Jester, c. 1650
Jester dancing, c.1650 Date: C.1650

European depiction of people from Lhasa, Tibet, taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s. circa 1750

Grand Lama consulted on the fate of a child, Tibet, taken from Johann Grueber, an Austrian Jesuit missionary and astronomer who visited China and Tibet in the 1650s. circa 1750

Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament
Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament on 20 April 1653. 1653

Cardinal Flavio Chigi
Cardinal FLAVIO CHIGI Italian churchman, nephew of Pope Alexander VII, a circumstance which was no hindrance to his advancement. Date: FLOURISHED 1650S

German Nobles Circa 1650
German nobles: bucket-top boots & boot hose tops or shoes with roses, ruff or lace falling collars, doublet with pointed front, side fastening breeches, Brandenburg coat. Date: 1650s

Guericke at Magdeburg
His celebrated vacuum experiment at Magdeburg : two teams of eight horses each are unable to pull the two hemispheres apart, though only a vacuum holds them together Date: 1650s

Events / Ceylon 1650S
A clash between the Dutch and Portugese during their struggle for supremacy in Ceylon Date: 1650s

Claude Perrault / Langlois
CLAUDE PERRAULT physician & architect wearing plain, modest clothes of breeches, hose (stockings), falling collar, a cloak with cape collar & shoes without buckles

Jesuss own Hair
This crucifix, made with some of Jesuss own hair, was dug up in Flanders during the 1650s

John Eliot preaching to Native Americans
John Eliot (1604-1690) known as the apostle to the Indians, offers Native Americans the chance to save their souls the Christian way

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