John Somers, Baron Somers
12 of 38 portraits of John Somers, Baron Somers
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Somers, Baron Somers
by Robert Cooper
stipple engraving, (before 1711)
9 1/2 in. x 6 3/8 in. (241 mm x 161 mm) plate size; 16 5/8 in. x 11 in. (423 mm x 280 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D41809
Sitterback to top
- John Somers, Baron Somers (1651-1716), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 38 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Robert Cooper (active 1795-died 1828), Historical and portrait engraver. Artist or producer associated with 195 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1711back to top
Current affairs
Queen Anne dismisses from office her closest companion, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, over disagreements principally concerning matters of state. Sarah's husband, the Duke of Marlborough, is also dismissed, a victim of ambition and political intrigue.The South Sea Company is launched to undertake the nation's debt.
Art and science
Composer, George Frideric Handel's first London opera Rinaldo is staged at the Queen's Theatre and privately performed for the queen on her birthday at St. James's Palace. The following year Handel would leave the Hanoverian court to settle in London.Essayists, Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison establish The Spectator.
International
Secret peace negotiations between France and England resume to end the War of the Spanish Succession. Lord treasurer, Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford sends poet and diplomat, Matthew Prior, to France accompanied by Louis XIV's secret negotiator, François Gaultier, to conduct talks directly with the French king.Comments back to top
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