William Laud, appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633 in the run-up to the English Civil Wars. Laud, who supported the political and religious policies of King Charles I, was impeached and imprisoned by Parliament and beheaded in 1645. Square detail of an engraving created in the 1700s by George Vertue (1683 - 1756), after a portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641).
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1645). Square detail of an original antique copperplate engraving by George Vertue (1683 - 1756), after a portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641). This engraving was first used in a verse history of the English Civil Wars by Edward Ward (1667 - 1731), 'History of the Grand Rebellion’ published in 1713. The engraving was then re-used, with plate number added, in later editions of the 'History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England' by Edward Hyde, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to King Charles I, who was later raised to the peerage as 1st Earl of Clarendon. William Laud was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633 in the run-up to the English Civil Wars. His support for the political and religious policies of King Charles I, especially his attempt to impose uniformity on the church, provoked armed resistance in Scotland and Parliament's ire. The Archbishop was impeached and imprisoned by Parliament in 1641. He never regained freedom and was beheaded in 1645. George Vertue was an English antiquarian and engraver known primarily for his portraits and book illustrations. Sir Anthony van Dyck was the most influential painter to have worked in Britain during the 17th century. Flemish by birth, he found patronage in a number of European countries, but his longest stay was in England, which he made his home from the beginning of 1632.
Size: 2911px × 2912px
Location: London, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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