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The Procession Picture of Elizabeth I

4 of 7 portraits by Robert Peake the Elder

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by George Vertue, probably after Robert Peake the Elder
line engraving, 1742 (circa 1601)
17 7/8 in. x 21 3/4 in. (455 mm x 553 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D31831

Artistsback to top

Robert Peake the Elder (circa 1551-1619), Portrait and decorative painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 864 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605), Naval commander. Sitter associated with 21 portraits. Identify
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Reigned 1558-1603. Sitter associated with 135 portraits. Identify
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1526-1596), Courtier and administrator. Sitter associated with 4 portraits. Identify
Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1564?-1646), Statesman. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Lord High Admiral. Sitter associated with 15 portraits. Identify
Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552-1616), Lord High Steward of Ireland and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire; patron of the arts. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester (1577-1646). Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester (circa 1550-1628), Nobleman and courtier. Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify

Placesback to top

Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (London)

Portrait setback to top

Fleming Collection

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1742back to top

Current affairs

Robert Walpole resigns as Prime Minister following the scandal surrounding the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. He is made 1st Earl of Orford. Carteret administration formed with Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington as Prime Minister.

Art and science

Composer George Frideric Handel's Messiah is first performed at The Great Music Hall in Dublin.
Ranelagh Gardens opens in Chelsea.
Writer Edmond Hoyle publishes the definitive rules of whist.
James Bradley succeeds Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal.
Painter Charles Jervas' translation of Don Quixote is posthumously published.

International

War of the Austrian Succession: Treaty of Berlin, mediated by Britain, is signed by Maria Theresa of Austria and Frederick II of Prussia, ending the First Silesian War. George II acts as guarantor.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius proposes 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water.

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