The Ceremonies of the Order of the Garter in the Year 1534
The Ceremonies of the Order of the Garter in the Year 1534
by Joseph Sympson (Simpson)
line engraving, circa 1724
17 1/4 in. x 12 3/4 in. (439 mm x 325 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D24169
Artistback to top
- Joseph Sympson (Simpson) (active 1710-1750), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel (circa 1476-1544), Magnate. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- George Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny (circa 1469-1535), Nobleman and courtier. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur de Brion (circa 1492-1543), Grand Admiral of France. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Thomas Darcy, Baron Darcy of Darcy (before 1468-1537), Soldier and rebel. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex (1472-1540), Magnate. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter (1498 or 1499-1539), Nobleman and courtier. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford (circa 1489-1558), Administrator and nobleman. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (before 1472-1542), Soldier, diplomat, administrator and illegitimate son of Edward IV. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency (1493-1567), Soldier, statesman and diplomat. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Henry Algernon Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (circa 1502-1537), Magnate. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford (1490?-1540), Courtier. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland (circa 1497-1543), Courtier and soldier. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (circa 1470-1540), Diplomat, Treasurer of Calais and Knight of the Garter. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (circa 1522-1590), Custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- William FitzWilliam, Earl of Southampton (circa 1490-1542), Courtier and naval administrator. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (circa 1484-1545), Soldier and Lord Steward. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex (1482 or 1483-1542), Soldier and courtier. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland (1498-1549), Magnate. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond (1477-1539), Father of Anne Boleyn. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1724back to top
Current affairs
Notorious thief and jailbreaker John 'Jack' Sheppard is hanged at Tyburn.General George Wade is sent to inspect Scotland, initiating an 11-year program of road improvement and bridge building in the Scottish Highlands.
Art and science
First of Jonathan Swift's Drapier's Letters is published; one of seven pamphlets railing against the debasement of Irish coinage.Blenheim Palace is presented as a gift to the Duke of Marlborough for his involvement in the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
International
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs.Pope Benedict XIII succeeds Pope Innocent XIII as the 245th pope.
King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
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