John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
by Vincenzo Felice (Felici)
marble bust, 1707
33 in. (838 mm) high
Given by Sir Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan through the Art Fund, 1922
Primary Collection
NPG 1956
Sitterback to top
- John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (1683-1748), President of the Trustees of Georgia. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Vincenzo Felice (Felici) (circa 1657-1715), Sculptor. Artist or producer of 2 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This marble of the First Earl of Egmont shows the sitter in Roman tunic and military breast-plate. The bust was commissioned in Rome during the final year of his grand tour, in 1707. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).
Linked publicationsback to top
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 73
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 197
Events of 1707back to top
Current affairs
The Acts of Union unites the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one sovereign state, Great Britain, and merges the parliaments of both states. Presiding over the negotiations for the union was the Lord Chancellor, William Cowper and Lord Seafield, Scottish Lord Chancellor.Art and science
Antiquary, Humphrey Wanley, helps 're-found' the Society of Antiquaries which first meets at the Bear Tavern in the Strand. Originally established in 1586, it ceased to meet soon after the accession of James I.International
Following failure to capture Toulon, Admiral Cloudesley Shovell's flagship 'Association' is shipwrecked in the Isles of Scilly, drowning her entire crew.Hispano-French army, led by James FitzJames, Duke of Berwick overwhelmingly defeat British forces under Henri de Massue de Ruvigny at Almanza, a defining battle in war against France.
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