Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne; Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne; Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1721
50 in. x 58 3/4 in. (1270 mm x 1492 mm)
Given by the Art Fund, 1945
Primary Collection
NPG 3215
Sittersback to top
- Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684-1728), Magnate. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1693-1768), Prime Minister. Sitter in 17 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D9029: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne; Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (after)
- NPG D33099: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne; Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (source portrait)
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- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 187
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 457
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Surrey (Belvedere Tower, Claremont House, Surrey)
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Events of 1721back to top
Current affairs
Robert Walpole becomes the first British Prime Minister and holds the post for an unrivalled tenure of twenty-one years.Former Chancellor of the Exchequer John Aislabie is imprisoned in the Tower of London and found guilty of corruption for his part in the collapse of the South Sea Company.
Art and science
Artist William Hogarth produces his first satirical engraving The South Sea Scheme in response to the South Sea Bubble of the previous year.Writer and diplomat's wife, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduces the smallpox inoculation to Britain. The Princess of Wales is persuaded to test the treatment and the procedure becomes fashionable.
International
Johann Sebastian Bach writes the six Brandenburg Concertos for his employer at the court of Köthen.Montesquieu completes his best-selling Lettres Persanes (Persian Letters); a critical view of contemporary western politics, religion and society.
Treaty of Nystad in which Sweden cedes Estonia to Russia with most of Latvia. Russia becomes the dominant regional power and Peter the Great has himself proclaimed 'Emperor of all Russia'.
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Duncan Mirylees
24 February 2017, 14:46
The building in the background of this painting is the 'Belvedere' at Claremont, Esher, where the Duke had an enormous house designed by Vanbrugh. This house was replaced by the present house designed by Brown and Holland for Clive of India. The Belvedere, however, survives and is now in the grounds of the Claremont Fan Court School.