King Charles I; Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Charles I; Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine
by and published by Joseph Sympson (Simpson), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line and stipple engraving, 1731 (1633)
19 3/4 in. x 14 in. (502 mm x 356 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1949
Reference Collection
NPG D31971
Sittersback to top
- King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 335 portraits.
- Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine, Riding-master and equerry to Charles I. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Joseph Sympson (Simpson) (active 1710-1750), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (the Dove in Russell Court in Drury Lane, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1731back to top
Current affairs
Legal proceedings in British courts are conducted in the English language for the first time.Art and science
Sculptor Michael Rysbrack creates a monument to Newton in Westminster Abbey.The influential Gentleman's Magazine is launched on 1 January.
Agriculturalist Jethro Tull publishes his pioneering treatise The New Horse-Houghing Husbandry.
International
Treaty of Vienna with Austria is signed by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield on behalf of Britain, marking the collapse of the Anglo-French Alliance (1727-1731) and the beginning of the Anglo-Austrian Alliance.Trader Robert Jenkins has his ear cut off by Spanish coast guards in Cuba leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739.
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