Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (1675-1726), General
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Army officer and diplomat; fought under William III in Ireland and The Netherlands; a diligent chief of staff with Marlborough in all his campaigns; major-general 1707; his loyalty brought him into disfavour in 1711-12; envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United Provinces 1707-11 and 1715; MP 1705-14, 1714-16; governor Isle of Wight 1715-d.; created Baron Cadogan and KT 1716; general of all foot forces to the crown 1717; created Earl Cadogan 1718; master general of the ordnance 1722.
‘Large, heavily built, and bluff in manner’ (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
‘Large, heavily built, and bluff in manner’ (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.