Thomas Cranmer

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Thomas Cranmer

by George Vertue, after Gerlach Flicke
line engraving, published 1711
10 3/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (264 mm x 158 mm) plate size; 15 in. x 12 in. (382 mm x 306 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1908
Reference Collection
NPG D34234

Sitterback to top

  • Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter in 47 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Gerlach Flicke (active 1545-died 1558), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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Events of 1711back to top

Current affairs

Queen Anne dismisses from office her closest companion, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, over disagreements principally concerning matters of state. Sarah's husband, the Duke of Marlborough, is also dismissed, a victim of ambition and political intrigue.
The South Sea Company is launched to undertake the nation's debt.

Art and science

Composer, George Frideric Handel's first London opera Rinaldo is staged at the Queen's Theatre and privately performed for the queen on her birthday at St. James's Palace. The following year Handel would leave the Hanoverian court to settle in London.
Essayists, Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison establish The Spectator.

International

Secret peace negotiations between France and England resume to end the War of the Spanish Succession. Lord treasurer, Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford sends poet and diplomat, Matthew Prior, to France accompanied by Louis XIV's secret negotiator, François Gaultier, to conduct talks directly with the French king.

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