Hendrick Danckerts (c.1625-1680) was a Dutch painter and engraver who was born in The Hague, where he trained. The visited England for the first time in 1650. In 1653 he went to Italy, where he stayed for five years. He then moved to England where he entered the service of Charles and the Duke of York. He painted landscapes, especially views of harbours and royal residences. He also produced portraits and devotional pictures and made engravings after the Italian old masters in the Royal Collection. He left England in 1679 due to the public hostility towards Catholics after the Popish Plot controversy. Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York since 1986 Duke of York is also a small island in Papua-New Guinea, see Duke of York (island) The title Duke of York is a title of nobility usually given to the second son of the British monarch, unless the title is... An Old Master (or old master) is one of the great European painters who lived 1500 through 1800, or a painting by one of these painters. ... The Royal Collection Department is an organisation tasked with the cataloguing, conservation, cleaning, restoration and display of the books, pictures, sculptures and other works of art collected by the British royal family. ... The Popish Plot was an alleged Catholic conspiracy. ...