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].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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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.
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.