Unknown man, formerly known as Ralph Allen

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Unknown man, formerly known as Ralph Allen

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1730
17 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in. (438 mm x 343 mm)
Given by Alfred Jones, 1910
Primary Collection
NPG 1580

On display at Bath Preservation Trust, Bath

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  • Ralph Allen (1693-1764), Philanthropist; known as 'The Man of Bath'. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.

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  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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The features of this portrait compare fairly well with authentic portraits of Ralph Allen but are not entirely conclusive. The looped wig-end and cravat tucked through the buttonhole suggest a date of about 1730. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).

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Current affairs

John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.
Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.

Art and science

French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.
The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.

International

Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.
Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.

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