1640 Collection

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

English Royalists 1640-9
English Royalist soldiers: doublet & breeches, lace falling collars, lace-edged boot hose tops, bucket-top boots, plumed hats, cloak

River View by Moonlight, c. 1640-1650, by Aert van der Neer
Aert van der Neer (c.1603-1677). Dutch painter. River View by Moonlight, c. 1640-1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Charles V
RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). The Emperor Charles V and the Empress Isabella. 1628. Copy of the original portrait by Titian destroyed in the fire at the Alcạ r of Madrid in 1734

Skeleton and Skull
A skeleton, and a skull and crossbones

English Puritan
An English Puritan

Jolly Plump Cook 1640
A jolly, plump cook (surrounded by poultry and other meats) proudly holds up a freshly made pie, decorated with a feather

Sir John Ogle
SIR JOHN OGLE military commander, reputed for his courage at the siege of Ostend and elsewhere - with his autograph

Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower by RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640)

Saint Lawrence, circa 1640-1645 by Bernardo Cavallino
Saint Lawrence. Portrait by Bernardo Cavallino (1616-1654), circa 1640-1645. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Christ on the Cross, ca. 1640, by Alonso Cano (1601-1667)
Alonso Cano (1601-1667). Spanish painter. Christ on the Cross, ca.1640. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Plate with lemons, ca. 1640, by Juan de Zurbaran (1620-1659)
Juan de Zurbaran (1620-1659). Spanish painter. Plate with lemons, ca.1640. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Coach of 1640 by Edward Penfield Date: 1640

Tomb of Abakh Hoja, Kashgar, western China
The tomb of Abakh Hoja (also known as the Tomb of Xiangfei) in Kashgar, western China. It served as the family tomb of Abakh Hoja

PERFIDIOUS ALBION
English support for Dutch independence is not to be relied on under catholic Charles I : the English seem happy to see the Dutch lion dead and soon to be buried. Date: circa 1640

DEATHLY SUNDIAL
An unusual sundial head in a niche over the church porch at Sheepstor, Devon, England, dating from 1640. It reads (in Latin): Life is but an Hour, Death is the Gate to Life'. Date: 17th century

DEATHBED WITH PRIEST
A priest stands by a deathbed, reading the Last Rites, while the family grieve... Date: circa 1640

General Alexander Leslies troops crossing the River Tyne at Newburn Ford, near Newcastle, 27 August 1640, prior to the Battle of Newburn Ford, part of the Second Bishops War

Laud imprisoned in the tower of London
Archbishop William Laud (1573-1645) imprisoned in the Tower of London, having been found guilty of treason. 1641

MONTESPAN (PETITOT)
FRANCOISE-ATHENAISE de ROCJECHOUART de MORTEMART, Madame de MONTESPAN, mistress of Louis XIV and mother of six of his numerous children. Date: 1640 - 1707

COSTUME / SERVANT C17TH
An English kitchenmaid: a bodice with voluminous sleeves, pattens, a skirt with ornamented hem hitched up to reveal the petticoat & a close-fitting cap. Date: 1640

FRENCH COURT BALL
A ball at court Date: circa 1640

PARIS / LOUVRE C1640
Le Louvre: side view Date: circa 1640

Puritan family eating at home
A family meal in the early part of the 17th century Date: Circa 1640

PARIS CHATELET
Le Grand Chatelet Date: circa 1640

THEATRE / THEATRE GOING
A stage performance before Louis XIII of France Date: circa 1640

Richard Lovelace in prison
(1617-1657). An English Royalist and poet. This is an artists impression of Lovelace imagining his poem To Althea, from Prison which was written by him in 1642 to encourage the Clergy Act 1640 to be

Stephen Dugdale, Informe
STEPHEN DUGDALE - Informer during the Popish Plot, claiming knowledge of a Catholic conspiracy but providing dubious and inconsistent testimony. Date: 1640 - 1683

Johann Ludwig Hartmann
JOHANN LUDWIG HARTMANN German churchman and theologian of Tubingen. Date: 1640 - 1671+

Statue of Kaiser Leopold
Kaiser Leopold is depicted on horseback and dressed in the style of the Roman emperors whose successor he claims to be. Date: 1640 - 1705

Landscape with Rebekah Taking Leave of her Father
Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). French painter. Landscape with Rebekah Taking Leave of her Father, c. 1640. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Scroll of Esther by Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Israel Museum
Scroll of Esther, Amsterdam 1640, by the scribe and artist Shalom Italia (1619-1655). Handwritten in ink on parchment. Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels
Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642). Flemish painter. Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels, c.1630-1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Robert Baillie
ROBERT BAILLIE Scottish patriotic activist, a protestant, falsely accused of conspiring against the government and unjustly hanged at Edinburgh. Date: 1640 - 1684

Costumes of the 1640S
Costumes of various European women not all of them ladies of fashion. N.B decollete bodice with lace falling collar & cuffs & gowns hitched up to reveal petticoats. Date: 1640

Descartes System
The Planetary System of Rene Descartes, with the sun at centre, and with orbits shown for Earths Moon, and for the Satellites of Jupiter and of Saturn. Date: circa 1640

RUBENS, Pieter Paul. Bacchanal
RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Bacchanal. 1615. Flemish art. Oil. RUSSIA. MOSCOW. Moscow. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Benjamin Keach
BENJAMIN KEACH Baptist churchman Date: 1640 - 1704

Perseus and Andromeda RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Possibly the last work of Rubens, finished by Jordaens. Flemish

Pp Rubens / boulonois / dyck
PIETER PAUL RUBENS German/Flemish artist Date: 1577 - 1640

Costume styles, 17th century, from left to right: Dutch couple circa 1610, French couple circa 1640, King Louis XIV and his wife (Maria Theresa of Spain) circa 1670

Dirck Dircksz van Santvoort (1610A?i?1680). Dutch Golden Age painter. The parables of the wedding guests, 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

The Gamblers, c. 1640, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-16
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690). Flemish painter. The Gamblers, c. 1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Cupboard, c. 1630-1640. Netherlands
Cupboard, c. 1630-1640. Northern Netherlands. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Still life with pewter and tall thin glass in a wall niche
Jan den Uyl (1595/96-1640). Dutch painter. Still life with pewter and tall thin glass in a wall niche, 1639-1640. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Saint Andrew, 1635-1640, by Zurbaran
Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Andrew, 1635-1640. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest, Hungary

Abraham Genoels
ABRAHAM GENOELS Flemish artist - and perhaps architect, since he is flanked by two pictures of buildings. Date: 1640 - 1723

Joannis Francisco
JOANNES FRANCISCO Jesuit monk about whom we know next to nothing... Date: ? - 1640

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