Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, 1743/1751, after a painting attributed to Sir Peter Lely.

  • Lely, Peter, 1618-1680.
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[1743/1751]
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590277i
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A Royalist at the beginning of the Civil War, then a Parliamentarian, then active in the return of Charles II, then an oppponent of Charles II's policies. His actions in whipping up anti-Papist frenzy prepared the way for the "Glorious Revolution" which he did not live to see

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Londini [London] : Impensis J. & P. Knapton, [1743/1751]

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1 print : engraving

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P. Lely pinx. ; J. Houbraken sculp.

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Wellcome Collection 590277i

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Engraved after a painting in the possession of his descendants

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