John Pym (died 1643), leading Member of the English Parliament and fierce critic of King Charles I of England. Pym was one of the ‘five members’ of Parliament whose attempted arrest by the King in 1642 sparked the English Civil Wars. The five members' absence from the House of Commons prompted the King's famous remark "I see the birds have flown". Engraving created in the 1700s by Flemish engraver, Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725), after a portrait by Edward Bower (died 1667).
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John Pym (died 1643), leading Member of the English Parliament and fierce critic of King Charles I. Original antique copperplate engraving by the Flemish engraver, Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725), after a portrait by Edward Bower (died 1667). This engraving was first used in a verse history of the English Civil Wars by Edward Ward (1667 - 1731), 'History of the Grand Rebellion’ published in 1713. The engraving was then re-used, with plate number added, in later editions of the 'History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England' by Edward Hyde, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to King Charles I, who was later raised to the peerage as 1st Earl of Clarendon. John Pym was one of the ‘five members’ of Parliament whose attempted arrest by King Charles I sparked the English Civil Wars. The five members' absence from the House of Commons prompted the King's famous remark “I see the birds have flown”. When pressed to reveal the five members' whereabouts, Speaker of the House, William Lenthall, responded: “I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, but as the house is pleased to direct me”. John Pym died, probably from cancer, in 1643. Michael van der Gucht was born in Antwerp and came to London in about 1690 where he was largely employed in engraving title pages and portraits for booksellers. Edward Bower was an English artist best known for his portraits of King Charles I at his trial. D1318.B5716