Sir Cloudesley Shovell
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Sir Cloudesley Shovell
by studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1702, based on a work of circa 1702
87 1/2 in. x 56 in. (2222 mm x 1422 mm) overall
Purchased, 1888
Primary Collection
NPG 797
Related worksback to top
- NPG D18896: Sir Cloudesley Shovell (source portrait)
- NPG D4227: Sir Cloudesley Shovell (source portrait)
- NPG D31548: Sir Cloudesley Shovell (source portrait)
- NPG D41667: Sir Cloudesley Shovell (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 136
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 251
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 563
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Events of 1702back to top
Current affairs
William III dies and is succeeded by Anne, his sister-in-law, the second daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Committed to the Church of England and swayed towards Tory values, the queen would enjoy considerable popularity.The general election sweeps the Tories to power in a landslide victory.
Art and science
Writer, Daniel Defoe, publishes the Shortest Way with the Dissenters. The pamphlet is considered critical of the Anglican Church and Defoe is eventually arrested for seditious libel and briefly imprisoned.The Daily Courant, Britain's first daily newspaper consisting of one page with two columns, is printed by Elizabeth Mallet.
International
Admiral George Rooke overwhelmingly defeats a French squadron escorting a Spanish silver fleet from South America, at the naval Battle of Vigo Bay.In the War of the Spanish Succession, John Churchill, Captain-General of the Forces, forces the French to withdraw from the River Maas.
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