John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
(1680-1743), Field Marshal and statesmanLater Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Statesman and soldier, he served under Marlbororough at the Battle of Malplaquet, 1709, becoming Commander-in-Chief in Spain in 1711. He suppressed the Jacobite rising of 1715, resisting the Earl of Mar at Sheriffmuir, but was then replaced for taking too lenient an attitude to the rebels. One of the mainstays of government policy in Scotland until his final dismissal in 1740.
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by William Aikman
oil on canvas, circa 1720
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Thomas Bardwell
oil on canvas, 1740
NPG 3110
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Jacques Antoine Dassier
bronze medal, 1743
NPG 6232
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Robert Williams, after John Closterman
mezzotint, 1704
NPG D546
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by John Simon, after William Aikman
mezzotint, 1719 or after
NPG D544
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by John Simon, after William Aikman
mezzotint, 1719 or after
NPG D545
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
after William Aikman
etching, 1720s-1730s
NPG D21420
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by John Sebastian Miller (formerly Johann Sebastian Müller), after William Aikman
etching, mid 18th century
NPG D21421
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Jacobus Houbraken, after William Aikman
line engraving, 1735
NPG D21422
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Jacobus Houbraken, after William Aikman
line engraving, 1735
NPG D1343
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by Jacobus Houbraken, after William Aikman
line engraving, 1735
NPG D7094
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich
by John Faber Jr, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (1740)
NPG D7095
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