Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
7 of 8 portraits by Andrew Johnston
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by George Vertue, published by Andrew Johnston, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1714)
15 3/8 in. x 11 in. (392 mm x 280 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D42073
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739), Diplomat. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Andrew Johnston (active circa 1683-1730), Engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D1709: Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (from same plate)
- NPG D42074: Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1715back to top
Current affairs
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke flees to Paris - following his part in secret negotiations around the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 - where he becomes foreign minister to the Pretender, James Stuart. First Jacobite Rebellion begins in Scotland against the rule of George I. The Pretender arrives from France.Total solar eclipse is seen across southern England; the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years.
Art and science
Artist Jonathan Richardson publishes The Theory of Painting, credited with being the first significant work of artistic theory in English.Poet Alexander Pope begins his acclaimed translation of Homer's Illiad Architect Colen Campbell creates interest in the Palladian style in Britain with the publication of his Vitruvius Britannicus.
International
Louis XIV of France dies after seventy-two years on the throne. He is succeeded by his five-year old grandson, Louis XV.British build a permanent factory in Canton, China.
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