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John Abernethy

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John Abernethy

by John Brooks, published by Thomas Jefferys, published by William Herbert, after James Latham
mezzotint, 1741
14 in. x 10 in. (358 mm x 257 mm) plate size; 14 7/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. (382 mm x 270 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D5605

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  • John Abernethy (1680-1740), Dissenting minister. Sitter in 3 portraits.

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  • John Brooks (circa 1710-after 1756), Engraver and print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 35 portraits.
  • William Herbert (1718-1795), Bibliographer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • Thomas Jefferys (circa 1719-1771), Engraver, cartographer and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
  • James Latham (1696-1747), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.

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Current affairs

Motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Robert Walpole is followed by a general election. Walpole's majority is reduced to less than twenty and he suffers defeat in seven divisions.
Opening of the Foundling Hospital, London, to aid homeless and abandoned children.

Art and science

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is appointed head gardener at Stowe, where he works with the architect William Kent.
Actor David Garrick makes his debut on the London stage in Richard III.
Henry Fielding publishes An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews satirising Samuel Richardson's best-selling novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded.

International

War of the Austrian Succession: Admiral Edward Vernon leads an unsuccessful attack on Spanish stronghold of Cartagena. Frederick II's Prussian army defeats the Austrians at Mollwitz, securing his hold on most of Silesia. French and Bavarian forces enter Prague.
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach publishes his set of Goldberg Variations, supposedly written for performance by the young harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg.

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