Children of King George II
2 of 24 portraits of Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Children of King George II
published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1715-1720
10 1/8 in. x 13 1/2 in. (258 mm x 343 mm) plate size; 11 3/4 in. x 14 3/8 in. (299 mm x 366 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D33029
Sittersback to top
- Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora (1711-1786), Second daughter of George II. Sitter associated with 7 portraits. Identify
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Daughter of King George II; wife of William Charles Henry Friso, Prince of Orange. Sitter associated with 24 portraits. Identify
- Princess Caroline Elizabeth (1713-1757), Third daughter of George II. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), Son of George II; father of George III. Sitter associated with 35 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Edward Cooper (died 1725), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
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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