King Henry V

1 portrait of King Henry V

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King Henry V

by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1731
10 in. x 6 3/4 in. (254 mm x 173 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D33911

Sitterback to top

  • King Henry V (1387-1422), Reigned 1413-22. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.

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  • John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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Events of 1731back to top

Current affairs

Legal proceedings in British courts are conducted in the English language for the first time.

Art and science

Sculptor Michael Rysbrack creates a monument to Newton in Westminster Abbey.
The influential Gentleman's Magazine is launched on 1 January.
Agriculturalist Jethro Tull publishes his pioneering treatise The New Horse-Houghing Husbandry.


International

Treaty of Vienna with Austria is signed by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield on behalf of Britain, marking the collapse of the Anglo-French Alliance (1727-1731) and the beginning of the Anglo-Austrian Alliance.
Trader Robert Jenkins has his ear cut off by Spanish coast guards in Cuba leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739.

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Kirsten Tambling

13 May 2019, 21:31

This is a cut down plate from John Faber Jr's series of ten plates of English Kings and Queens (William I to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland). An example of the full plate can be seen in the Royal Collection (RCIN 603953).
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