Benjamin Hoadly

1 portrait by Bernard Baron

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Benjamin Hoadly

by Bernard Baron, after William Hogarth
line engraving, 1743 (1741)
17 in. x 12 in. (432 mm x 304 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D35867

Sitterback to top

  • Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761), Bishop of Winchester and controversialist; leader of Feathers tavern petitioners. Sitter in 12 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Bernard Baron (1696-1762), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • William Hogarth (1697-1764), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 128 portraits, Sitter associated with 19 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D35865: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D13894: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35866: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35868: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35869: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35870: Benjamin Hoadly (based on same portrait)

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Events of 1743back to top

Current affairs

Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister, following the death of Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington.
Last wolf in the British Isles is reputedly killed in Scotland.
Second Gin Act further attempts to deal with the widespread abuse of gin.

Art and science

Portrait-painter Michael Dahl dies.
Physician and cartographer Christopher Packe produces the first geological map of south-east England.
Final edition of Alexander Pope's literary satire The Dunciad is published.

International

War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen is fought in Bavaria. King George II leads the troops to victory over the French; the last time a British monarch participates in a battle. George Frideric Handel writes the oratorio Dettingen Te Deum in celebration. Treaty of Worms signed between Great Britain, Austria and Sardinia. France and Spain form the Alliance of Fontainebleau with the aim of recapturing Gibraltar from Britain.

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