Queen Anne

1 portrait of Queen Anne

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Queen Anne

by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (1703)
14 in. x 10 in. (357 mm x 255 mm) plate size; 15 in. x 10 1/2 in. (382 mm x 267 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19147

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  • Queen Anne (1665-1714), Reigned 1702-14. Sitter associated with 74 portraits.

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  • John Simon (1675-1751), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 213 portraits.
  • Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

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Events of 1703back to top

Current affairs

A great storm ravages southern England killing thousands at sea and wrecking several naval warships along the coast.
The Scottish Parliament passes a Bill of Security stipulating that the successor to the Scottish throne is Protestant, descended from Scottish kings. It is vetoed by the English Parliament.

Art and science

Scholarly church historian, William Wake, publishes The State of the Church and Clergy of England, a history of English synods since Anglo-Saxon times.
Sailing and Fighting Instructions for her Majesty's Fleet, by Admiral George Rooke provides the basis for English fleet tactics throughout the century.

International

Diplomat, John Methuen, negotiates commercial treaties between England and Portugal to facilitate trading relations.
Portugal enters the grand alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession.

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