Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton and Sir Bevil Grenville
1 portrait of Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton and Sir Bevil Grenville
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1734
13 1/8 in. x 9 in. (333 mm x 228 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D26992
Sittersback to top
- Sir Bevil Grenville (1596-1643), Royalist soldier and politician; MP for Cornwall and Launceston. Sitter in 19 portraits.
- Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton of Stratton (1596-1652), Royalist general and politician; MP for Shaftesbury, Bath, Somerset and Wells. Sitter in 17 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Events of 1734back to top
Current affairs
Bank of England moves to its present building in Threadneedle Street, London, designed by the architect John Soane.Engravers' Copyright Act, known as 'Hogarth's Act' is passed to prevent the piracy of prints.
Prime Minister Robert Walpole wins his third General Election victory.
Art and science
Artist James Thornhill dies.William Hogarth completes A Rake's Progress series of paintings. .
Society of Dilettanti is founded in London; a group of noblemen and scholars who had been on the Grand Tour and aim to promote the study of ancient Greek and Roman art.
Oriental scholar George Sale translates the Qu'ran into English for the first time.
International
French, Sardinian and Spanish troops defeat Austrians throughout Italy. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI declares war on France.Composer Johann Sebastian Bach debuts his Christmas Oratorio in Leipzig.
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