William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
12 of 54 portraits by Joseph Highmore
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
by and published by John Smith, after Joseph Highmore
mezzotint, 1729
13 3/4 in. x 9 7/8 in. (348 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 14 1/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (358 mm x 261 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11644
Sitterback to top
- William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), General; third son of George II. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
- John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Lion and Crown, Russell Street, Covent Garden, London)
Events of 1729back to top
Current affairs
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the state of Britain's gaols.Opening of the first Putney Bridge; the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time.
Tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent
Art and science
Chiswick House in London, a pioneering example of English Palladian revival architecture, is designed by its owner Richard Boyle with the help of the architect William Kent.Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal; a satirical attack on attitudes towards the poor and Irish policy more generally.
International
Benjamin Franklin prints, publishes and largely writes the weekly Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon becomes the most successful newspaper in the colonies.Treaty of Seville seals peace between Britain and Spain.
King Frederick IV of Denmark charters the Danish East India Company.
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