Queen Mary II

1 portrait of Queen Mary II

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Queen Mary II

sold by Thomas Bakewell, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1729-1749 (circa 1690)
8 in. x 6 in. (203 mm x 152 mm) plate size; 8 1/2 in. x 6 5/8 in. (216 mm x 168 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D7763

Sitterback to top

  • Queen Mary II (1662-1694), Reigned with William III 1689-94. Sitter associated with 97 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Thomas Bakewell (active 1729-1749), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.
  • Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D7758: Queen Mary II (based on same portrait)
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  • NPG D11923: Queen Mary II (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D10665: Queen Mary II (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D7764: Queen Mary II (based on same portrait)

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Events of 1729back to top

Current affairs

Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the state of Britain's gaols.
Opening of the first Putney Bridge; the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time.
Tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent

Art and science

Chiswick House in London, a pioneering example of English Palladian revival architecture, is designed by its owner Richard Boyle with the help of the architect William Kent.
Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal; a satirical attack on attitudes towards the poor and Irish policy more generally.


International

Benjamin Franklin prints, publishes and largely writes the weekly Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon becomes the most successful newspaper in the colonies.
Treaty of Seville seals peace between Britain and Spain.
King Frederick IV of Denmark charters the Danish East India Company.

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