Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban

by George Vertue, after Paul van Somer
line engraving, 1728
10 3/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (262 mm x 199 mm) plate size; 12 1/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (309 mm x 252 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1864
Reference Collection
NPG D16253

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Artistsback to top

  • Paul van Somer (circa 1576-1621), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits.
  • George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D16252: Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (from same plate)
  • NPG D16251: Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (from same plate)
  • NPG D20251: Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (from same plate)

Events of 1728back to top

Current affairs

George II's son Frederick, soon to be Prince of Wales, arrives in Britain for the first time, aged 21.
Satirist Jonathan Swift publishes A Short View on the State of Ireland which severely criticises British policy in Ireland.
Composer George Frideric Handel is appointed director of the King's Theatre, London.

Art and science

John Gay's The Beggar's Opera debuts at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London.
First version of Alexander Pope's landmark literary satire The Dunciad is published.
Astronomer James Bradley uses stellar aberration to calculate the speed of light and observes the nutation of the Earth's axis.

International

British troops under Sir Charles Wager remain steadfast in Gibraltar and Spain ends its siege. Convention of Prado ends the one-year war between Britain and Spain.
Danish explorer Vitus Bering sails into Arctic seas through the strait between Asia and America now known by his name.

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