In 1660 John Closterman was born in Osnabrück.
Around 1680 John Closterman [aged 20]. Portrait of Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry [aged 43].
Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry: On 13th July 1636 she was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet. On 18th July 1653 George Coventry 3rd Baron Coventry and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Coventry. She the daughter of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet. On 30th July 1729 Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry died.
Around 1680 John Closterman [aged 20]. Portrait of John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett [aged 12].
Around 1680 John Riley [aged 34] was assisted by John Closterman [aged 20] who finished several of Riley's pictures after his death.
Before 16th May 1680. John Riley [aged 34] and John Closterman [aged 20]. Portrait of William Blackett 1st Baronet [aged 59].
In 1681 John Closterman [aged 21] travelled to England where he worked for John Riley [aged 35] being resposible for painting the draperies in Riley's portraits.
Around 1685 John Closterman [aged 25] and John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow [aged 18].
Around 1685 John Closterman [aged 25] and John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 25].
Around 1685 John Closterman [aged 25] and John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of William Brownlow 4th Baronet [aged 19].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Around 1690 John Closterman [aged 30]. Portrait of Robert Constable 3rd Viscount Dunbar [aged 39].
Around 1690. John Closterman [aged 30]. Portrait of Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 22] with her son Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 5].
Around 1691 John Closterman [aged 31]. Portrait of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 28] wearing his Leg Garter.
After March 1691 John Closterman [aged 31] completed a number of unfinished works of John Riley [deceased] bringing him to the attention of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 28] who then commissioned him to complete a number of paintings.
From 1692 to 1713 John Closterman [aged 32] lived at 3 Great Piazza Covent Garden.
In 1696 John Closterman [aged 36] travelled to the Court of Spain.
In 1697 John Closterman [aged 37]. Portrait of William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire [aged 56].
In 1702 John Closterman [aged 42]. Portrait of Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel [aged 11].
In 1703 John Closterman [aged 43]. Portrait of Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 37].
Around 1703 John Closterman [aged 43]. Portrait of Nathan Wright Keeper of the Great Seal [aged 49].
Nathan Wright Keeper of the Great Seal: In 1654 he was born. John Evelyn's Diary. 10th May 1700. The great trial between Sir Walter Clarges and Mr. Sherwin concerning the legitimacy of the late Duke of Albemarle, on which depended an estate of £1,500 a year; the verdict was given for Sir Walter, 19th. Serjeant Wright at last accepted the Great Seal. On 4th August 1721 he died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1703 John Closterman [aged 43]. Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury [aged 31] and Maurice Ashley-Cooper [aged 27].
Maurice Ashley-Cooper: On 14th April 1675 he was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury and Dorothy Manners Countess Shaftesbury. On 21st October 1726 Maurice Ashley-Cooper died.
Before 28th October 1708 John Closterman [aged 48]. Portrait of Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 55].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Possibly school of. Portrait of Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 46].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Portrait of Amabel Grey [aged 12].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Portrait of Robert Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 48].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Portrait of Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich [aged 41].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Portrait of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 60] known as The Triumph of the John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51] died.
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Portrait of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 60].
Before 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51]. Possibly school of. Portrait of Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 50].
On 24th May 1711 John Closterman [aged 51] was buried.