Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his family
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his family
by Bernard Baron, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1740 (1633-1635)
19 in. x 26 5/8 in. (484 mm x 676 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D40126
Artistsback to top
- Bernard Baron (1696-1762), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1610?-1643), Courtier and royalist. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
- Anne Sophia Dormer (née Herbert), Countess of Carnarvon (died 1694 or 1695), Wife of 1st Earl of Carnarvon. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Charles, Lord Herbert of Shurland (1619-1635), Son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- James Herbert (1623-1679), Son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- John Herbert (active 17th century), Son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- William Herbert (active 17th century), Son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford) (1590-1676), Diarist and patron of authors and literature; former wife of 3rd Earl of Dorset, and later wife of 4th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter associated with 14 portraits. Identify
- Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (1584-1650), Courtier. Sitter associated with 25 portraits. Identify
- Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke (1619-1669), Politician; MP for Wiltshire and Glamorgan. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622-1685), Daughter of 1st Duke of Buckingham; wife of 1st Duke of Richmond. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
Related worksback to top
- NPG D40125: Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and his family (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1740back to top
Current affairs
The song Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne is performed for the first time at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales.A now discredited account by antiquarian William Stukely asserts that Stonehenge was built by druids.
Art and science
Samuel Richardson publishes the first two volumes of Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, the best-selling novel of the period.Artists Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough both arrive in London. Reynolds is apprenticed to the leading portrait-painter Thomas Hudson, while Gainsborough begins his artistic training with the French engraver and illustrator Hubert-Francois Gravelot.
International
Death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and the succession of his eldest daughter Maria Térèsa heralds the start of the War of the Austrian Succession. Britain, already fighting Spain (in the War of Jenkin's Ear), is drawn into the wider conflict as an ally of Austria until 1748.Frederick II becomes King of Prussia.
Pope Benedict XIV succeeds Pope Clement XII as the 247th pope.
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