Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1703
36 in. x 28 in. (914 mm x 711 mm)
Given by the Art Fund, 1945
Primary Collection
NPG 3210
On display in Room 8 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683-1757), Lord Chamberlain. Sitter in 13 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
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More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print)
Related worksback to top
- NPG D20291: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (source portrait)
- NPG D33094: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Smartify image discovery app
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 107
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 145
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 257
- Schama, Simon, The Face of Britain: The Nation Through its Portraits, 2015-09-15, p. 76
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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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