Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland
12 of 101 portraits by John Riley
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland
after John Riley
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1687
49 in. x 40 in. (1245 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1871
Primary Collection
NPG 326
Sitterback to top
- Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (1653-1708), Consort of Queen Anne; son of King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Sitter in 34 portraits.
Artistback to top
- John Riley (1646-1691), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 101 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 93
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 135
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 243
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 125
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 129
Events of 1687back to top
Current affairs
The fellows of Magdalen College, defying James II's instructions that they choose a Roman Catholic as its president, elect John Hough, Bishop of Worcester. The crown subsequently expels the fellows and annuls Hough's position.The Declaration of Indulgence is issued, granting greater religious tolerance towards nonconformists and Catholics.
Art and science
Astronomer, Edmond Halley, publishes Isaac Newton's Principia, Newton's theory on the laws of gravity and motion.Poet laureate, John Dryden, publishes The Hind and the Panther, a pro-Catholic, allegorical poem constructed as a theological discussion between the animals who represent the Church of Rome and Church of England respectively.
International
Papist Richard Talbot is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland, the first Catholic to take the position since the Reformation.Comments back to top
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