The Court of Chancery during the reign of George I
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Court of Chancery during the reign of George I
by Benjamin Ferrers
oil on canvas, circa 1725
29 3/4 in. x 24 7/8 in. (756 mm x 632 mm)
Purchased, 1888
Primary Collection
NPG 798
Sittersback to top
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
- Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1667-1732), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Pengelly (1675-1730), Chief baron of the Exchequer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Benjamin Ferrers (died 1732), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 330
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 708
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1725back to top
Current affairs
Notorious 'Thief Taker General' Jonathan Wild is hanged at Tyburn. He ran one of the most successful gangs of thieves of the era, while appearing to be the nation's leading policeman.Pardoned Jacobite leader Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke forms an opposition to the Prime Minister Robert Walpole.
Order of the Bath is founded by King George I.
Art and science
Poet Alexander Pope produces a new edition of Shakespeare, which he rewrites and edits in numerous places.Philosopher Francis Hutcheson publishes his first major work An Inquiry into the Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue, published in two treatises concerning aesthetics and morality.
International
Russian tsar Peter the Great dies.Treaty of Hanover between England, France and Prussia.
Composer Antonio Vivaldi debuts the set of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach debuts his Easter Oratorio in Leipzig.
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