1690 Collection (page 5)

VALDS LEAL, Juan de (1622-1690). A Martyr of the Order of Saint Jerome. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

ABARCA DE BOLEA, Ana Francisca (1602-1690). Spanish member of the Order of Cistercians and writer. Photography

Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743). Bed of Justice Held in the Parliament at the Majority of Louis XV, 22nd February

TENIERS II, David, the Younger (1610-1690). The King Drinks. Flemish art. Oil on canvas

The Kitchen by David Teniers the Younger
The Kitchen by David Teniers II, (the Younger) (1610-1690). Flemish art. Oil on canvas

Valds Leal, Juan De
VALDS LEAL, Juan de (1622-1690). St. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Israel Gottlieb Canz
ISRAEL GOTTLIEB CANZ German protestant churchman, professor of theology at the University of Tubingen. Date: 1690 - 1753

George Fox, English Dissenter, founder of the Quakers
George Fox, English Dissenter, founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly referred to as Quakers or Friends. Date: 1624 - 1691

Jean Wormbergh (2)
JEAN WORMBERGH Swiss dwarf, 96.5 cm tall, who visited London circa 1690 Date: flourished 1688

Parallels of Latitude
Parallels of latitude, including the Equator Date: circa 1690

Sumptuary Reform
Sumptuary reform - by the Tsars orders, wealthy merchants are stripped of their finery Date: circa 1690

Jean Wormbergh (1)
JEAN WORMBERGH Swiss dwarf, 96.5 cm tall, who visited London circa 1690 Date: flourished 1688

George Fox Preaching
GEORGE FOX preaching in an inn, 1647 Date: 1624 - 1690

M-M. Alacocoque
SAINT MARGUERITE-MARIE ALACOCQUE French nun and visionary; canonised in 1920 Date: 1647 - 1690

Dutch Tightrope Walker
This female Dutch tightrope walker performed in London during the reign of James II - the print is dated 1794

Papins Experiments
The experiments of Denis Papin with a steam cylinder lay the foundations of future steam- power development

HALLEYs BELL - 4
Two divers are seen within the bell, while a third, wearing a smaller bell over his head, leaves the bell for a brief period of exploration

Soleil Royal Warship
French warship of Louis XIVs reign - he is known as Le Roi Soleil so she is probably named in his honour

Table Mountains Cloud
Table Mountain, South Africa, is rarely without a tablecloth of cloud which is said to have been created when Dutch settler Van Hunks had a smoking contest with the Devil

Huguenot Settlers
Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, some Huguenots emigrate to South Africa and settle there, building homesteads

Necktie / Wm of Orange
KING WILLIAM III wearing a fashionable muff and a Steinkirk (or Steenkirk), a scarf-like cravat with one end tucked through a buttonhole

C1690 BEAU (COSTUME)
BEAU WILSON Flamboyantly dressed dandy, wearing a feathered hat, ornately embroidered waistcoat with tassels, necktie and wig

English Soldiers Ca 1690
Soldiers of William IIIs army march against an expected French invasion in support of the ousted James II

Russian Embassy France
Peter is determined to create and strengthen ties with western Europe : a Russian embassy arrives at the court of Louis XIV at Versailles

Death and the Maiden
A housewife encounters a grinning skeleton, and shrinks from his arrow, clutching her fan

Battle of Boyne 1690
A lost cause : The flight of King James II after the Battle of the Boyne

Samuel Wesley / Golgotha
SAMUEL WESLEY Clergyman, brother of John Wesley

Amsterdam / Herrengracht
Amsterdam: the Herrengracht and canal

Sir William Rowley
SIR WILLIAM ROWLEY Admiral of the British Fleet

Archimedean Screw
An Archimedean screw

HALLEYs BELL - 3
In this contemporary sketch, two divers are seen within the bell, while a third, wearing a smaller bell over his head, leaves the bell for a brief period of exploration

HALLEYs BELL - 2
Cross-section of his bell, showing how it is proposed that the diver could emerge wearing a smaller bell on his head, sufficient for a brief period of exploration

Smoking Contest
Table Mountain, South Africa, is rarely without a tablecloth of cloud which is said to have been created when Dutch settler Van Hunks had a smoking contest with the Devil

Martin Folkes
MARTIN FOLKES Scholar and antiquary, elected President of the Royal Society in 1741

Amsterdam Water Scene
A scene in Amsterdam: boats on the citys waterways

Ludwig Wolzogen
LUDWIG WOLZOGEN Dutch Reformed theologian

French Rejoicing
Wild rejoicings in France when a false rumour circulates that catholic James II has defeated protestant William III at the battle of the Boyne : Jamess flight reveals the truth

French Protestants Meet
French protestants, forbidden to worship by Louis XIVs revocation of the Edict of Nantes, assemble in secret in the desert of the Cevennes

John Eliot, Churchman
JOHN ELIOT, known as Apostle to the Indians : English-born churchman in America, devoted himself to converting Native Americans to Christianity, translating Bible for them

Lifting Water 1690
Device for raising water : the lower end of the tube is submerged, so when the string of discs is pulled through it by turning the handle, they bring water with them

PRESSES 1690
Two types of press

Lifting Machine 1690
Machine for raising heavy objects

AXLE 1690
AISSIEU, modern Essieu : axle or spindle

John Rushworth
JOHN RUSHWORTH lawyer and historian, but accused of partiality with his autograph

Martin Folkes / Hogarth
MARTIN FOLKES Scholar and antiquary, elected President of the Royal Society in 1741

Fireworks after Boyne
Firework display given by the gentry & folk of Covent Garden to commemorate the return of the victorious William III after the Battle of Boyne in Ireland. Bonfires are lit

French Officers C1690
Two French officers: castle guard and infantry

French C17 Warship
A first-class French warship, commissioned for Louis XIV by his minister Colbert

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