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Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

(1660-1718), Politician, Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chamberlain

Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 7 portraits
Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury served five successive monarchs as a politician and diplomat. Brought up a Catholic, he converted to Anglicanism in 1679 and played an important part in establishing William of Orange as King in 1688. His contacts and friendships with politicians of all opinions made him an essential negotiator for successive governments. Talbot found political life draining, and frequently resigned claiming ill health - although the Duchess of Marlborough believed that when serious events occurred he was simply 'frightened … and pretended to be sick'.

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Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 1424

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1699-1700
NPG 1424

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, by John Cochran, published by  Harding & Lepard, after  William Derby, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D40717

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

by John Cochran, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1831
NPG D40717

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