Queen Anne

1 portrait by Jacob Gole

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Queen Anne

by Jacob Gole, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1702 or after
9 7/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (251 mm x 187 mm)
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D7780

Sitterback to top

  • Queen Anne (1665-1714), Reigned 1702-14. Sitter associated with 74 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Jacob Gole (1660-1737). Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits.
  • Willem Wissing (1656-1687), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 147 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Current affairs

William III dies and is succeeded by Anne, his sister-in-law, the second daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Committed to the Church of England and swayed towards Tory values, the queen would enjoy considerable popularity.
The general election sweeps the Tories to power in a landslide victory.

Art and science

Writer, Daniel Defoe, publishes the Shortest Way with the Dissenters. The pamphlet is considered critical of the Anglican Church and Defoe is eventually arrested for seditious libel and briefly imprisoned.
The Daily Courant, Britain's first daily newspaper consisting of one page with two columns, is printed by Elizabeth Mallet.

International

Admiral George Rooke overwhelmingly defeats a French squadron escorting a Spanish silver fleet from South America, at the naval Battle of Vigo Bay.
In the War of the Spanish Succession, John Churchill, Captain-General of the Forces, forces the French to withdraw from the River Maas.

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