King George II

1 portrait by William Herbert

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King George II

by Alexander van Aken, published by Thomas Jefferys, and published by William Herbert, after Sandie
mezzotint, 1736
12 1/8 in. x 10 in. (308 mm x 254 mm) plate size; 15 1/8 in. x 10 in. (385 mm x 254 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D32861

Sitterback to top

  • King George II (1683-1760), Reigned 1727-60. Sitter associated with 57 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Herbert (1718-1795), Bibliographer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • Thomas Jefferys (circa 1719-1771), Engraver, cartographer and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
  • Sandie. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • Alexander van Aken (1701-1757), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Events of 1736back to top

Current affairs

Frederick, Prince of Wales marries Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
Porteous Riots in Edinburgh after the execution of smuggler Andrew Wilson. Captain John Porteous orders his men to fire into the mob, causing six deaths. He is found guilty of murder, dragged from his cell, beaten and hung to death by a mob.
Repeal of laws against witchcraft.
Gin Act attempts to curtail consumption of gin.

Art and science

Posthumous publication of Isaac Newton's Method of Fluxions, describing his method of differential calculus.
One of the earliest recorded uses of a Bathing Machine at Scarborough.

International

Methodist preachers John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia.
Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates the throne.
Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler produces the first published proof of Fermat's little theorem concerning prime numbers.
Charles Marie de La Condamine and François Fresneau Gataudière make the first scientific observations of rubber in Ecuador.

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