Portrait of John Hampden, English politician and MP, mid 17th century. Artist: William Dobson.

Portrait of John Hampden, English politician and MP, mid 17th century. Artist: William Dobson.

2-687-570 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Portrait of John Hampden, English politician and MP, mid 17th century. Hampden (1594-1643) was an English Parliamentary leader who opposed King Charles I over ship money, an episode in the controversies that ultimately led to the English Civil Wars. He was fatally wounded fighting on the Parliamentarian side in a skirmish at Chalgrove Field in Oxfordshire on 18 June 1643. Painting in Kenwood House, London, from the Suffolk Collection, London.


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Creator
  1. William Dobson, attributed to: British, English: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. John Hampden: British, English: Statesman, politician

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3826x4568
File Size : 51,203kb


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  1. K070057.tif
  1. 0250006981
  1. 2-687-570
  1. 2687570
  1. K070057.tif


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