George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
1 of 5 portraits of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Martin Maingaud
line engraving, 1742
14 5/8 in. x 9 3/8 in. (373 mm x 239 mm) plate size; 15 5/8 in. x 10 in. (396 mm x 255 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D21533
Sitterback to top
- George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1666-1737), Army officer. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 435 portraits.
- Martin Maingaud. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
Events of 1742back to top
Current affairs
Robert Walpole resigns as Prime Minister following the scandal surrounding the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. He is made 1st Earl of Orford. Carteret administration formed with Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington as Prime Minister.Art and science
Composer George Frideric Handel's Messiah is first performed at The Great Music Hall in Dublin.Ranelagh Gardens opens in Chelsea.
Writer Edmond Hoyle publishes the definitive rules of whist.
James Bradley succeeds Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal.
Painter Charles Jervas' translation of Don Quixote is posthumously published.
International
War of the Austrian Succession: Treaty of Berlin, mediated by Britain, is signed by Maria Theresa of Austria and Frederick II of Prussia, ending the First Silesian War. George II acts as guarantor.Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius proposes 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water.
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