Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton

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Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton

by Joseph Sympson (Simpson), after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, circa 1713 (circa 1661)
6 3/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (170 mm x 98 mm) plate size; 7 5/8 in. x 4 5/8 in. (194 mm x 118 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29342

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Artistsback to top

  • Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
  • Joseph Sympson (Simpson) (active 1710-1750), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D29340: Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (from same plate)
  • NPG D46324: Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (from same plate)
  • NPG D46325: Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (from same plate)

Events of 1713back to top

Current affairs

An ailing Queen Anne is unable to attend a thanksgiving ceremony at St. Paul's in July to celebrate the treaty of Utrecht, attended by both Houses of Parliament in full state.
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, on self-imposed exile on the continent, is joined by his wife, Sarah Churchill.

Art and science

Literary fraternity, the Scriblerus Club is founded. Consisting of satirists, including Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Thomas Parnell, the club ridiculed current trends in scholarship and culture through the fictitious literary character, Martinus Scriblerus.
Joseph Addison's play, Cato, premieres at Drury Lane and becomes an immediate success.

International

Treaty of Utrecht, principally conceived by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Henry, St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, ends the War of the Spanish Succession against France. The accord establishes Bourbon, Philip d'Anjou, on the Spanish throne, with provisos, and forces Louis XIV to recognise a Hanoverian succession in Britain.

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