Around 1664. Henri Gascar [aged 29]. Portrait of Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 34].
In 1670 Henri Gascar [aged 35]. Portrait of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 20].
Around 1672 Henri Gascar [aged 37]. Portrait of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 38].
In 1673 Henri Gascar [aged 38]. Portrait of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 23].
Around 1674 Henri Gascar [aged 39] came to England, probably at the request of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 24], mistress of Charles II King Scotland.
In 1686 Henri Gascar [aged 51]. Portrait of Anne Fitzgerald.
Anne Fitzgerald: she was born to Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. Before 3rd February 1718 Francis Robartes and she were married. She the daughter of Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. He the son of John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor and Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
1686. Henri Gascar [aged 51]. Portrait of Sophia Dorothea of Celle [aged 19].
Before 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66]. Portrait of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 51].
Before 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66]. Portrait of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 51].
Before 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66]. Portrait of Diana Grey Countess Elgin.
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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Before 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66]. Portrait of Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 60].
Before 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66]. Portrait of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury.
On 1st January 1701 Henri Gascar [aged 66] died.