17th Century Collection (page 3)

Cardoon, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Blaise Pascal, French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, (1833). Artist: H Meyer
Blaise Pascal, French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian, (1833). Pascal (1623-1662) is credited with founding the modern theory of probability

Lord Howard of Effingham, c1600. Artist: Thomas Cockson
Lord Howard of Effingham, c1600. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Earl of Nottingham. The Armada and the English fleet in Cadizin is in the background

Letter by Arabella Stuart to the Countess of Shrewsbury, late 16th - early 17th century (1865)
Letter by Arabella Stuart to her aunt, the Countess of Shrewsbury, late 16th - early 17th century (1865). A direct descendant of Henry VII, Arabella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset

Roger Palmer (1634-1705), 1st Earl of Castlemaine, 19th century. Castlemaine was a Catholic writer and courtier

Daniel in the Lions Den, c1615. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Daniel in the Lions Den, c1615. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Thomas Nortons laboratory, c1477 (1652). Engraving after a manuscript in the British Museum, London, which is probably the earliest illustration of a balance in a glass case

Influence of the Universe, the Macrocosm, on Man, the Microcosm, 1678. From Mundus Subterraneus by Athanasius Kircher. (Amsterdam, 1678)

Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622. Martha supervises work in the kitchen. A young servant girl, wearing an unhappy expression

The Bellman of London, 1616. London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike, with his dog at his heels

The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Lace Maker, c1664. The woman is making pillow lace which uses a strip of parchment on which the pattern has been pricked out

Shino-Ware Ewer, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Shino-Ware Ewer, 17th century

Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (27), c. 1890. [Bridge of Sighs, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 39 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Untitled (41), c. 1890. [Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (41), c. 1890. [Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 41 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

The Holy Family with the Virgin holding Christ over the cradle, 1640-60. 1640-60
The Holy Family with the Virgin holding Christ over the cradle, 1640-60

The penitent Mary Magdalene in the wilderness, 1682-1757. Creator: Gaspard Duchange
The penitent Mary Magdalene in the wilderness, 1682-1757

Christ Washing the Apostles Feet, c. 1618. Creator: Jacques Callot
Christ Washing the Apostles Feet, c. 1618

Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Reciting Poetry in a Garden, Iran, first quarter 17th century

Forest Scene, c. 1655. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael
Forest Scene, c. 1655

A Young Man in a Large Hat, 1626 / 1629. Creator: Frans Hals
A Young Man in a Large Hat, 1626/1629

Head and shoulders of a Turk, with a moustache and a large turban, 1645

The three graces, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

A child and a satyr child playing with a goat, ca. 1657. Creator: Stefano della Bella
A child and a satyr child playing with a goat, ca. 1657

Louis XIV, 1667. Creator: Robert Nanteuil
Louis XIV, 1667

Louis XI, roi de France. Creator: Jean Morin
Louis XI, roi de France

St. Alexis, 1649. Creator: Claude Mellan
St. Alexis, 1649

The Wise Virgins Resting Whilst Awaiting the Arrival of The Husband, ca. 1635

King Charles II, 1660-70. Creator: William Faithorne
King Charles II, 1660-70

St. James Minor, from Christ, Mary and the Apostles, ca. 1590-ca. 1610

Sir Henry Capel (1638-1696). Creator: Peter Lely
Sir Henry Capel (1638-1696)

Dona Marianna Stampa Parravicina (born 1612), Condesa di Segrate. Creator: Unknown
Dona Marianna Stampa Parravicina (born 1612), Condesa di Segrate

Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1690-95. Ascetic listening to a disciple playing the rudra vina

The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, ca. 1619. Creator: Domenico Fetti
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam, ca. 1619

Allegory of Music, 1649. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre
Allegory of Music, 1649. allegorical figure tunes a theorbo. At her shoulder is a songbird, symbol of natural music, whereas by contrast she may be a representation of modern music theory

Charles Beauclerk (1670-1726), Duke of St. Albans, ca. 1690-95. Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller
Charles Beauclerk (1670-1726), Duke of St. Albans, ca. 1690-95

Pilate Washing His Hands, 1663. Creator: Mattia Preti
Pilate Washing His Hands, 1663

The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Creator: Edgar Bundy
The Morning of Sedgemoor, 1685, 1905, (1944). Soldiers sleeping in piles of hay in a barn. The Battle of Sedgmoor took place on 6 July 1685 at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset

The Trinity, c. 1620. Creator: Hendrik van Balen (Flemish, 1575-1632)
The Trinity, c. 1620. This vividly coloured altarpiece was made in Antwerp, the center of religious learning in Catholic Flanders

Design for a Monstrance, 1600s. Creator: Anonymous
Design for a Monstrance, 1600s

Detail of the Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan, 1880-1890, (1965). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey

St James, Garlick Hithe, The Steeple, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
St James, Garlick Hithe, The Steeple, mid-late 19th century. One of a set of views of baroque London churches. St James Garlickhythe in the City of London was rebuilt by the office of Sir Christopher

The Martyr of the Solway, 1871, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Martyr of the Solway, 1871, (c1902). After a painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Margaret Wilson (c1667-1685), a young Scottish Presbyterian

Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645), Spanish writer and poet

Still life with a pilgrim flask, candlestick, porcelain vase and fruit, 17th century

Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled Health to All

James II, 1935. King James II of England and VII of Scotland (1633-1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685

Associates of the Witches of Belvoir. Anne Baker, Joanne Willimott and Ellen Greene, Leicestershire women with their pets and familiars

The Laughing Cavalier, 1624. Artist: Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624. Painting held at the Wallace Collection, London. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd. London, 1938.]

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